Lamp with a tragic mask, unknown Italian workshop. Oil lamp, single-burner, Roman, Buchi type IX-b = Loeschcke type IXb. Lamp from a mold. 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 two olive holes located on either side of the convex representation in the form of a theatrical tragic mask. Medium-length wick channel, decorated with a groove in the center and a small air ventilation hole in the center of the groove. Rounded end of the burner. Slight trace of use dark discoloration near the wick hole. On the bottom, a convex inscription workshop trademark: COMMUNIS. Compare with MNW 236765, second half of the 1st/beginning of the 2nd century, Modena. Dimensions: height 9 cm, width 4.4 cm, depth 3.3 cm., A brownish clay object with a smooth, rounded body and a flattened top, showing a few subtle surface imperfections and small pits, set against a neutral gray background; the o...
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Lamp with a tragic mask, unknown Italian workshop. Oil lamp, single-burner, Roman, Buchi type IX-b = Loeschcke type IXb. Lamp from a mold. 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 two olive holes located on either side of the convex representation in the form of a theatrical tragic mask. Medium-length wick channel, decorated with a groove in the center and a small air ventilation hole in the center of the groove. Rounded end of the burner. Slight trace of use dark discoloration near the wick hole. On the bottom, a convex inscription workshop trademark: COMMUNIS. Compare with MNW 236765, second half of the 1st/beginning of the 2nd century, Modena. Dimensions: height 9 cm, width 4.4 cm, depth 3.3 cm., A brownish clay object with a smooth, rounded body and a flattened top, showing a few subtle surface imperfections and small pits, set against a neutral gray background; the object displays shades of reddish-brown and tan with some darker brown areas and faint greenish discoloration in places.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A02_397

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47.0Mo (1.0Mo) / 50.8cm x 23.2cm / 6000 x 2739 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Lamp tragic mask unknown Italian workshop Oil lamp single-burner Roman Buchi type IX-b = Loeschcke IXb mold Round vessel arms drooping outer separated disc convex edge Two bars arranged symmetrically arms Concave flat disc two olive holes located side convex representation form theatrical tragic mask Medium-length wick channel decorated groove center small air ventilation hole Rounded burner Slight trace dark discoloration near wick hole bottom convex inscription workshop trademark Communis Compare Mnw 236765 second half 1st 2nd century Modena Dimensions height 9 cm width 4.4 cm depth 3.3 cm brownish clay object smooth rounded body flattened top showing subtle surface imperfections small pits set neutral gray background object displays shades reddish-brown tan darker brown areas faint greenish discoloration places.

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