Lot no. 97
VOTIVE WALL LAMP
Terracotta with slip and traces of pink pigment.
Diam. 12 cm
Canosa workshop, circa 3rd century BC
Provenance
Private collection, acquired from Ancient & Oriental, London, October 2013
Moulded and worked in the centre of a relief depicting a Gorgon mask. Apotropaic function. Beautiful conservation.
A Canosan votive applique depicting a Medusa/Gorgone Mask. Ca. 3rd century B.C.
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