A collection of Roman and other antique oil lamps and pottery, to include a Tunisian red pottery oil lamp, circa 2 AD, with moulded decoration depicting a central altar flanked by trees with entwining snakes, stamped to the underside LMVNSVC, purchased 1984 from B A Seaby Ltd, 9.5cm dia; a Roman Arretine footed bowl with impressed Planta Pedis mark, 11.5cm dia; a terracotta oil lamp decorated with a standing goddess within a laurel wreath border, with relief moulded makers mark to the side CRE, 11.5cm, three other oil amps and a wet jar and collection of 42 Roman coins

A private Bedfordshire collector.

Condition Report

The open oil lamp with everted hoop rim has a star crack to the underside of the bowl and a blemish that could be a crack on the opposite side of the bowl

The Volutina sheath decorated oil lamp is restored.

The redware Krater jas a large but shallow chip to the outer face of the foot rim, also some rubbing and a minor chip to the outer raised girdle, glaze chips losses to the interior and a shell chip to the inner face of the lip.

The Angitia lamp shows some ancient repair , probably a kiln repair to the spout.