Oil lamp, Horse iconography. Lamp pressed from a mold. Light red clay with brownish-red engobe. Almond-shaped container. Ring-shaped, slightly concave base with a mold mark of two notches letter lambda or simplified alpha. A single groove runs from the base towards the vise. Solid vise. Arms decorated with a simplified winding vine s-scroll motif. Slightly concave disc with two olive holes, decorated with a depiction of a horse galloping left. Medium-length burner with an oval end and a round wick hole. No traces of use. 4th–5th century, Tunisia place of origin. Oil lamp; height 10.7 cm, width 6.9 cm., A roughly symmetrical, rounded object with a central raised ridge and a vertical protrusion, shown against a flat gray background. The surface appears textured and worn, with a coarse, sandy look. Visible colors include terracotta, muted brown, pale beige, and hints of dusty orange, with lighter worn areas and slightly darker recessed lines. The shape suggests layered contours and soft c...
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Oil lamp, Horse iconography. Lamp pressed from a mold. Light red clay with brownish-red engobe. Almond-shaped container. Ring-shaped, slightly concave base with a mold mark of two notches letter lambda or simplified alpha. A single groove runs from the base towards the vise. Solid vise. Arms decorated with a simplified winding vine s-scroll motif. Slightly concave disc with two olive holes, decorated with a depiction of a horse galloping left. Medium-length burner with an oval end and a round wick hole. No traces of use. 4th–5th century, Tunisia place of origin. Oil lamp; height 10.7 cm, width 6.9 cm., A roughly symmetrical, rounded object with a central raised ridge and a vertical protrusion, shown against a flat gray background. The surface appears textured and worn, with a coarse, sandy look. Visible colors include terracotta, muted brown, pale beige, and hints of dusty orange, with lighter worn areas and slightly darker recessed lines. The shape suggests layered contours and soft curves, with areas of shadow and subtle highlights emphasizing the textured surface.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A02_451

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

36.5Mo (794.7Ko) / 33.2cm x 27.6cm / 3916 x 3262 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Oil lamp Horse iconography Lamp pressed mold Light red clay brownish-red engobe Almond-shaped container Ring-shaped slightly concave base mold mark two notches letter lambda simplified alpha single groove runs base towards vise Solid vise Arms decorated simplified winding vine s-scroll motif Slightly disc two olive holes decorated depiction horse galloping left Medium-length burner oval round wick hole No traces 4th–5th century Tunisia place origin height 10.7 cm width 6.9 cm roughly symmetrical rounded object central raised ridge vertical protrusion shown flat gray background surface textured worn coarse sandy look Visible colors include terracotta muted brown pale beige hints dusty orange lighter worn areas darker recessed lines shape layered contours soft curves areas shadow subtle highlights emphasizing textured surface.

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