Napoli, Italy, late 19th century AD. A published ceramic oil lamp decorated on the discus with a head of Julius Caesar with lituus inscribed IMP.IVLIVS CAESA, some letters reversed; the number I to the nozzle; shoulder decorated in relief with ovules; loop handle to the rear; base-ring to the underside with relief inscription 'OTELCANA', the N reversed; from the Grand Tour. Bailey, D.M. A Catalogue of the Lamps in the British Museum, III. Roman Provincial Lamps, Reproductions and Forgeries, pl.135, no.Q3431, p.436. 84.9 grams, 10.5 cm (4"). From an old Tokyo collection; formerly the property of a Japanese gentleman; accompanied by copies of the relevant catalogue pages as recorded in A Catalogue of the Lamps in the British Museum, III. Roman Provincial Lamps, Reproductions and Forgeries, pl.135, no.Q3431, p.436, 'Another is in a Tokyo private collection: photographs of it are in the Greek and Roman Departmental files'. A similar item is in the British Museum collection, under accession number 1983,0728.5 [No Reserve]