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Offline Jan

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Roman oil lamp
« on: August 08, 2016, 11:49:37 am »
This is a second oil lamp from a lot that I bought recently and any comments on it are much appreciated. It looks old to me but I am far from certain. If genuine, any information on time period, region of origin etc would be a great help. Length is 115 mm, height 35 mm.
Thanks in advance!
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Re: Roman oil lamp
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2016, 08:26:38 pm »
This is either a genuine piece or a very sophisticated fake as it looks very good.  I suspect the former.

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Re: Roman oil lamp
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2016, 03:41:32 pm »
Thank you Shawn, I much appreciate your comments on this one! I find nothing that suggests that it is a fake, but it is like during the early days of coin collecting, I do not yet have an eye for what looks right and what looks suspicious.

I would love to narrow the attribution down in time and space. Would I be right saying that it is Central Mediterranean, perhaps Italian, and 1st century?
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Re: Roman oil lamp
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2016, 04:30:35 pm »
It is a Roman volute lamp, likely from the second half of 1st century AD.  It was probably made in Italy or the province of Africa (modern Tunisia).

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Re: Roman oil lamp
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2016, 06:34:52 pm »
Shawn's attribution is perfectly correct. The nozzle has been restored.

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