A Roman North African terracotta pottery oil lamp type Bussiere form D IX. The lamp has a solid handle at the rear; the discus is decorated with standing goddess Victory, facing to her left, and holding a shield trophy. The nozzle is heart-shaped, a characteristic of this Bussiere form.
NB. Not supplied with display stand.
 
Circa 100-150 AD.
 
Fine condition; complete and intact; the discus now a little worn.
Length 11 cms (4.3 ins).
 
Provenance: Madame Suzanne Gozlan then by descent. Mrs. Suzanne Gozlan (1921-2022), Doctor in History and Archaeology, professor at the Ecole Normale d'Instituteurs de Chartres and lecturer at the University of Paris 4 Sorbonne.
 
Literature: For a similar lamp cf item 914; Lampes de Carthage; Jean Deneauve.