A Roman oil lamp type Loeschcke IC. The discus is decorated with gladiator or military weapons comprising two shields and two swords arranged around the central filling hole. A volute nozzle at one end, a pierced handle at the other. On the underside, a sandal as a workshop mark.
 
Circa 80-120 AD.
 
Length 10.5 cms (4.1 ins)
Very Fine condition; a neat repair to part of the nozzle, otherwise intact.
 
Provenance: Ex Antique Art, Gallery Günter Puhze: Catalogue 27, 2013, p. 57 no. 113; from Cologne, Germany collection.
 
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