Terrakotta oil lamp
With red slip, a volute nozzle and ring handle, the central discus with a border of two concentric rings, moulded with a lovemaking scene, the woman reclining to the right, on a bed, is turned to look towards the onlooker, her right elbow resting on a pillow, her left hand draped around her lover’s neck, who holds her raised right leg with his right hand (Central Italian lamp (Loeschcke type IV), 40-70 AD. Unique)
Period
Roman period, 1st-2nd century A.D.
Dimension
W.
14.9 cm (5 55⁄64 in)
Collection Roger Peyrefitte (1907-2000), Paris
Private collection S. Nazariett, Switzerland, acquired from the above in 1976
