156. Roman conical lamp, 4th-5th century AD
Glass
Height: 19cm
11315
£ 2,100.00
Free-blown in transparent pale blue glass, with three deep cobalt blue glass blobs added to decorate the body. The flared rim sharply cut off and slightly uneven, a band of...
Free-blown in transparent pale blue glass, with three deep cobalt blue glass blobs added to decorate the body. The flared rim sharply cut off and slightly uneven, a band of wheel-cut lines under the rim, and three closely spaced wheel cut bands at the top of the conical body, which tapers to a rounded point. Intact, the surface with a thin rainbow-like iridescence.
Provenance
Christopher Sheppard, London, UKMrs Traudi (1922-2013) and Professor Peter H. Plesch (1918-2013), UK; acquired from the above April 1994, collection number AGv 21
Sheik Saud Al-Thani (1966-2014); acquired from Christie's, London, 28th April 2009
