Rare Christian oil lamp in sigillata pottery, decorated with a rooster. Oblong reservoir, wide channel with straight edges, open to the disc, two symmetrical bands decorated with long palm fronds. The handle is solid, triangular, and sloping backward. A channel with straight edges connects to the disc. The disc is decorated with a rooster. The ring base is connected to the handle by a rib, the whole forming a patera shape. Below the base, in the center, are two recessed circles.

Dimensions: length 13.2 cm - width 7.8 cm Lamp in perfect condition. - no restoration Roman/Byzantine Empire, 3rd/4th century. This oil lamp was examined by Marie Margaux Cohen, an expert in archaeology.

Provenance information: France, YPK gallery Previous provenance history, former private collection formed in the 1980s, Mr. D.

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