3rd century AD. A ceramic oil lamp with round flat nozzle, lug handle to the rear; the discus with a scene of naked couple under a fruit tree, the bearded man sitting, the female standing with her arm raised to pick a fruit from the tree, the outer rim decorated with a line of raised dots. 64 grams, 95mm (3 3/4"). Property of a professional Austrian gentleman; part of his private collection since the 1990s. Very fine condition.