Roman erotic oil lamp fragment

R195

£140.00

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A tondo fragment from a moulded pottery oil lamp decorated with an erotic scene.

Culture
Roman, 2nd Century AD

Size
6.7 x 6.1 cms

Condition
Fragment as shown

Provenance
Ex. collection: Victor Emile Gabriel Chevallier (Paris, France 1889-1969) and Marguerite Jeanne Verel (Paris, France 1887-1962). Thence from 1969 passed through three generations of the same Parisian family by inheritance.

For further information about Gabriel Chevallier, please see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Chevallier

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