Ancient Roman Pottery Oil LampEastern Mediterranean / Holy Land region producing sound through an internal

producing sound through an internal chamber and rear mouthpiece

and carefully rendered features

Dimensions: 3 1/8" x 1 1/2"

Ex private Florida estate

Both heads exhibit the characteristically angular profile

Ancient Roman Pottery Oil LampEastern Mediterranean / Holy Land region producing sound through an internalA genuine ancient Roman ceramic oil lamp decorated with spiral and circular motifs around the shoulder. The lamp features a wide central filling hole, rounded body, and forward nozzle where the wick would have been placed. Traces of ancient use and mineral deposits remain across the surface. This example comes with noted provenance, originally acquired from a private New York estate and sold through Roland Auctions, New York. Lamps of this form were