Lamp with a depiction of Athena-Neith, Lamp decorated with a youth, standing on its container, leaning against a column topped with a bird's head bent over a palm capital. The young man stands cross-legged, dressed in a garment that can be interpreted as a chiton or as Roman armor with pteryges, he has a Phrygian cap, on his head, and his right hand rests on a circular object a tambourine or rather a shield. Mithra mythology, Attys mythology, Phrygian caps iconography, figural lamp, Athena mythology. 1st–3rd century, Egypt, oil lamp, height 19.5 cm, width 9.7 cm, depth 4 cm, A tall, narrow sculpted object with an elongated curved form in shades of brown and tan, showing a textured surface with worn areas and lighter patches; a carved relief along one side depicts a sequence of small rounded and folded shapes that resemble drapery and rounded features; the base has a circular hollow opening with a darker interior and a slightly irregular rim; the background is a smooth, even light gray.
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Lamp with a depiction of Athena-Neith, Lamp decorated with a youth, standing on its container, leaning against a column topped with a bird's head bent over a palm capital. The young man stands cross-legged, dressed in a garment that can be interpreted as a chiton or as Roman armor with pteryges, he has a Phrygian cap, on his head, and his right hand rests on a circular object a tambourine or rather a shield. Mithra mythology, Attys mythology, Phrygian caps iconography, figural lamp, Athena mythology. 1st–3rd century, Egypt, oil lamp, height 19.5 cm, width 9.7 cm, depth 4 cm, A tall, narrow sculpted object with an elongated curved form in shades of brown and tan, showing a textured surface with worn areas and lighter patches; a carved relief along one side depicts a sequence of small rounded and folded shapes that resemble drapery and rounded features; the base has a circular hollow opening with a darker interior and a slightly irregular rim; the background is a smooth, even light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A18_155

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68.7Mo (3.6Mo) / 33.9cm x 50.8cm / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

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