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All auctions / Ancient Art / Ancient Greek, Hellenistic Matrix lamp - 105 mm
Greek-Hellenistic matrix lamp, 1st century BCE. Greek terracotta oil lamp of Hellenistic time, Greece, 1st century BCE. Made from gray clay in a matrix. The lamp has a stocky, profiled body with a long, drawn-out snout and a large wick opening, as well as a high-set ring handle. The slightly recessed disk features a central filling opening. The descending shoulder is decorated with radially arranged grooves or notches. The handle shows longitudinal ribbing. A very close comparison can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Inv. 74.51.2136). The specimen there, also dated to the 1st century BCE, is described as a matrix-formed Greek-Hellenistic lamp with ring handle, slightly concave disk, radially grooved shoulder and a compact body. The dimensions 10.5 × 3.5 cm also agree. Material: Terracotta, gray clay Dimensions: 105 × 52 × 35 mm Dating: 1st century BCE Culture / Origin: Greek, Greece Manufacture: Matrix-formed Reference / Comparison: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Inv. 74.51.2136 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/241689 Condition: Intact, very good preservation Provenance: Acquired 2026 in the German art trade, previously since before 2000 in private collection H. L., Rhineland. The invoice is available and will be provided to the buyer in copy.
Estimate:£321.42
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