Description:
A North African clay oil lamp with a short nozzle and a round body. On the discus the image of a winged Cupid, leaning on a quiver, and a filling hole.
On the base CIVNALE, the potter's mark for Caius Lunius Alexius, who worked in Tunisia, in the second century C.E.
Dating:
Second century C.E.
Size:
Length 10.3 cm.
Provenance:
Dutch private collection; with Münzen und Medaillen AG, Switzerland, before 1974.
Condition:
Intact; some encrustation, normal surface wear and scratching.
SOLD
Stock number:
C1064