LARGE ROMAN BRONZE OIL LAMP WITH MASK HANDLE. Ca. AD 100 - 200. A bronze oil lamp with a drop-shaped body supported by a square plinth standing on four claw feet. The recessed tondo has a circular filling hole, and the spout is long and pointed, flanked by two projecting volutes emerging from stylised floral motifs at the point where the body begins to taper. The arched handle terminates in a cast male mask framed by an elaborate radiate leaf border. For similar see: M Conticello de Spagnolis and E De Carolis, Le Lucerne di bronzo di Ercolano e Pompei, Erma di Bretsnaider, Tav VIII - IX. Size: 160mm x 200mm; Weight: 1.2kg Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.