Superb Roman pottery Oil Lamp from the M. Novius Justus workshop
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Pottery: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1397690
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Pottery: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1397690
$650.00
A superb very sharp Oil lamp, Roman, late 1st. century AD.
Roman figural terracotta oil lamp with single handle. The discus is framed by two concentric rings, in the middle is a high profile head of a woman or godess. Maker's mark on the bottom: MNOVIVSI. He was a lamp maker, known as M. Novius Justus, with a workshop situated in North Africa and produced oil lamps from 120 – 180 AD.
Size: 10,4 cm. long.
Condition: Superb for type, completely intact and preserved slip.
Provenance: From a Rheinland-Pfalz collection, 1970-1999.
Roman figural terracotta oil lamp with single handle. The discus is framed by two concentric rings, in the middle is a high profile head of a woman or godess. Maker's mark on the bottom: MNOVIVSI. He was a lamp maker, known as M. Novius Justus, with a workshop situated in North Africa and produced oil lamps from 120 – 180 AD.
Size: 10,4 cm. long.
Condition: Superb for type, completely intact and preserved slip.
Provenance: From a Rheinland-Pfalz collection, 1970-1999.
