2nd-3rd century AD. A large terracotta oil lamp with discus and shoulder formed as a solar(?) mask with radiating panels to the edges, filler hole at the junction with pelta-shaped handle, stub nozzle below the beard. Cf. Bémont, C. Lampes en Terre Cuite, Paris, 2007, item FX6(12498) for type. 180 grams, 16cm (6 1/2"). From a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s. [No Reserve]Fine condition.