Terrakotta oil lamp
With black slip and a volute nozzle, the central discus with a border of concentric rings, moulded with a lovemaking scene, a woman reclining to the right on a bed, her upper body resting on her right elbow, her left hand cradling her head, her right leg raised and resting on the shoulder of her kneeling lover, who clasps her left thigh in his right hand (African lamp (Loeschcke type IV), 50-80 AD)
Period
Roman period, 1st-2nd century A.D.
Dimension
W.
10.4 cm (4 3⁄32 in)
Collection Roger Peyrefitte (1907-2000), Paris
Private collection S. N., Switzerland, acquired from the above in 1976
