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 burner end. No traces of use no charring. Convex inscription workshop trademark on the bottom: STROBILI. 1st century AD Flavian period, 2nd half of the 18th century, Italy — Magreta, near Modena; Modena. Oil lamp, height 3.4 cm, width 10.1 cm., A single, beige clay object with a smooth, rounded form is shown against a solid gray background; the object has a shallow, open top and an irregular rim with a few raised sections and indentations, a visibly textured surface with subtle horizontal tool marks and small pits, and areas of slightly darker beige shading where the surface curves.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_306

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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 2nd half 18th century Italy Magreta near Modena Modena Oil lamp height 3.4 cm width 10.1 cm single beige clay object smooth rounded form shown solid gray background object shallow open top irregular rim raised sections indentations visibly textured surface subtle horizontal tool marks small pits areas slightly darker beige shading surface curves.