ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP WITH SOL INVICTUS Ca. AD 100 - 300. A mould made terracotta lamp of Loeschcke type VIII with carinated body and stylised volutes flanking the nozzle. The discus is decorated with a bust of Sol Invictus facing frontally, draped and wearing a radiate crown. The shoulder bears a pattern of impressed ovules with axe-head motifs on each side. The base bears concentric rings enclosing an impressed maker’s mark consisting of the letters Ο and Ν. For similar see: C. S. Lightfoot, The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art, Terracotta Oil Lamps, Cat. 393 (type). Size: 90mm x 75mm; Weight: 50g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Donald Wonder (1938-2023), California & New Jersey; thence by descent.