Sujet

Lamp, 150-50 B.C. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Lamp, 150-50 B.C. Additional Info: This mold-made lamp takes the form of a Black African male’s head with corkscrew curls. He has a slim face, with large flat nostrils and full lips. A long, flat-topped nozzle with a round tip protrudes from the man’s mouth, so that when lit, the flame would appear to leap from his tongue. A thick ridge with radial fluting surrounds the central filling-hole on top of the head. The lamp rests on an oval, flat base, and a leaf-shaped handle ornament rises up from the back, concealing a holding ring beneath.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A66_140

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

59,1Mo (1,6Mo) / 42,0cm x 35,3cm / 4960 x 4166 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Africa Italy close up people black face domestic head country Rome body bodies continent color tongue African mouth lighting Roman terracotta lamp ceramic location ceramics century antiquity household image novelty studio shot pottery artefact close-up artifact closeup antiquities terra cotta Homeware decorative arts Colour Ancient Roman Ancient Rome Asia Minor 2nd century BC object Unknown ceramic Terracotta Heritage Art Implements lamp