BUDDHIST BRONZE OIL LAMP WITH HEAD OF BUDDHA

Ca. AD 1 - 200. A cast bronze oil lamp with an elongated, teardrop-shaped body tapering to a narrow nozzle, decorated on the underside with a relief head of Buddha, with a rounded face, prominent eyes, elongated earlobes and hair arranged into a topknot. Size: 200mm x 90mm; Weight: 1.02kg Provenance: Private British collection; Ex. A.H. collection; previously on the French market with A. Kotllar, Paris, 1970–2006.

Estimate:£200

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