Inv. n°: MMoCA374

Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp showing an Erotic Scene

The potter's mark "BICAGAT" is stamped on the reverse. Bicirius Agatopus worked in Campania at turn of the 2nd century AD.

h. 5 x w. 10 cm

AD 175-255

Terracotta

Provenance

  • Ex Los Angeles private collection, Los Angeles, in the 1980s
  • Arte Primitivo Auction, New York
  • Acquired by Hixenbaugh Ancient Art LTD from Arte Primitivo Auction, New York, October 2008, lot 147 (1 of 3)
  • Acquired at Hixenbaugh Ancient Art Ltd, New York, July 2009, lot 3510

Publications

  • Arte Primitivo Auction, New York, 27th October 2008, lot 147 (1 of 3)
  • Hixenbaugh Ancient Art Ltd, July 2009, no. 3510

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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