Caption

Lamp with comic mask, unknown Italian workshop. Roman oil lamp Buchi type IX-b = Loeschcke type IXb, from a mould. Round vessel with arms drooping to the outer, separated from the disc by a convex edge; two bars arranged symmetrically on the arms. Concave, flat disc with one olive hole located below a convex theatrical comic mask. Medium-length wick channel decorated with a central groove; rounded end of the burner. No traces of use no charring. Convex inscription workshop trademark on the bottom: STROBILI. 1st century AD Flavian period, Italy Magreta, near Modena. Oil lamp; height 3.4 cm, width 10.1 cm., A beige clay object shaped like a shallow, elongated bowl with a rounded front and a slightly flattened back is shown against a medium gray background, with a few small notches along its rim and a raised area near the center; there is a torn rectangular patch of paper with a blue border adhered to one side and a small white label attached nearby, and the surface shows fine tool marks and a few tiny holes and darker specks.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_305

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44.6Mb (817.4Kb) / 19.1in x 9.1in / 5715 x 2730 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lamp comic mask unknown Italian workshop Roman oil lamp Buchi type IX-b = Loeschcke IXb mould Round vessel arms drooping outer separated disc convex edge two bars arranged symmetrically arms Concave flat disc olive hole located convex theatrical comic mask Medium-length wick channel decorated central groove rounded burner No traces no charring Convex inscription workshop trademark bottom Strobili 1st century AD Flavian period Italy Magreta near Modena Oil lamp height 3.4 cm width 10.1 cm beige clay object shaped shallow elongated bowl rounded front slightly flattened back shown medium gray background small notches rim raised area near center torn rectangular patch paper blue border adhered side small white label attached nearby surface fine tool marks tiny holes darker specks.