Item: Factory oil lamp with chimera, Type Bussière D X 4.
Culture: Roman.
Dating: 175 - 250 A.D.
Material: Terracotta.
Dimensions: 40 mm x 70 mm x 98 mm.
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Item: Factory oil lamp with chimera, Type Bussière D X 4
Material: Terracotta
Culture: Roman
Period: 175 - 250 A.D
Dimensions: 40 mm x 70 mm x 98 mm
Condition: Good condition
In the Roman world, everyday objects (domestic, ritual or workshop-related) circulated widely across the Empire through specialised production centres. Oil lamps, often decorated, also reflect performance culture, cult practices and domestic life.
Attribution: Roman. Dating indicated: 175 - 250 A.D.
Preserved as a comparison anchor within the Antikarts corpus.
Primary value lies in typology, stated dating and the associated traceability trail.
Provenance (summary): Ex Emeritus collection (USA), collected from the 1950’s to the 1980’s by a distinguished university professor who served as Department head, Dean and Vice President of a major university..
Record preserved in the Antikarts Museum as a documentary reference.
Archived source: https://www.yourantiquarian.com/product/roman-factory-oil-lamp-with-chimera/.
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