ROMAN GYPSUM XP LAMP MOULD

ROMAN GYPSUM XP LAMP MOULD

Mould for upperpart of a North African oillamp with a central relief of a XP monogram, a Christogram, as the symbol of Christ being the two first Greek letters of his name; around, a band of alternating appliques of concentric circles and palm leaves.

Ex priv. coll. J. G., acq. from Gallery Stormbroek, Netherlands 2003
L. 18,5 cm

4th – 6th cent. AD