Sujet

Double-spouted Hanging Lamp with the Figure of a Comic Actor, 125-100 B.C. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Double-spouted Hanging Lamp with the Figure of a Comic Actor, 125-100 B.C. Additional Info: A seated comic actor forms the main part of the body of this Hellenistic oil-burning lamp. A loop used for suspending the lamp emerges from the actor's head, oil was added to the lamp through a hole in his back, and two nozzles, which would have held wicks, emerge on either side of him. The actor wears the costume and takes the standard pose of a favorite character in Greek comedy, the plotting slave. The actor's mask with its wrinkled forehead, u-shaped eyebrows, and hair swept back in a sort of pompadour identify this character, as does his crossed-arm gesture with his chin resting on his fist.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A66_151

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

64,5Mo (1,4Mo) / 38,5cm x 42,0cm / 4548 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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