Bidspirit auction | ROMAN RED WARE DOUBLE SPOUTED

ROMAN RED WARE DOUBLE SPOUTED OIL LAMP WITH CHI-RHO - Ca. AD 300 - 400.A mould-made pottery lamp with a deep red colour, except around the nozzle where it has darkened from use. It has a sunken central disc, two pour holes on either side of the central design, an unpierced lug handle, and double spouts. The imagery on this lamp is known as a Chi-Rho, one of the earliest forms of Christogram.Size: L:170mm / W:40mm ; 380gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; formerly Ex. Artemis Gallery, acquired on th US Art market. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.