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Fake & Reproduction Ancient Lamps

Roman and other ancient lamps have been faked since at least the 18th century. This is a brief summary of just a few of the more common examples. Some older fake lamps, such as those in the first 'Common Fakes' category, have crept into the collections of one or two museums and other institutions, where their relatively long history has lent them an aura of credibility.

Common | Syrian Series | Egyptian Classics Series | Bulgarian Volute Series | New York Series
         

Common Fakes
(Small sample of very common types, circulating for several decades or longer.)
 

F1

F2

F3

F4

Deathmask Type
(La Marsa Group)
Made in Tunisia,
c.1950 - present.
 

Vulcan Type
(Upper Egypt Group)
Made in Egypt, c.1870 - recent, and also in Greece.
 

 

Hathor Type
(Upper Egypt Group)
Made in Egypt, c.1870 - present.
 

         

F5

RNA12

F6

F7

Archer Type
(La Marsa Group)
Made in Tunisia,
c.1950 - recent.
 

Genuine ancient lamp
on which F5 is based.
Diana with bow.
North Africa, 175 - 250 AD.
 

 

Dolphin Type
Probably made in Tunisia, c.1950 - recent.
 

Galley Type
(various motifs)
Probably made in Tunisia, recent.
 

         

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Syrian Series of Fakes
(Selection from a large range probably made in the Middle East, c.1980 - present.)
 

FS1

FS2

FS3

FS4

FS5

Crooked Cross Type

Voyeur Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FS6

FS7

FS8

FS9

FS10

 

 

 

 

 

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Egyptian Classics Series of Fakes
(Range based on genuine lamps of classic Egyptian types, probably made in Egypt, present.)
 

FEC1

FEC2

FEC3

FEC4

FEC5

         

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Bulgarian Volute Series of Fakes
(Selection from large range probably made in Bulgaria, present.)
 

FB1

FB2

FB3

FB4

FB5

 

 

 

 

 

FB6

FB7

FB8

FB9

FB10

 

 

 

 

 

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New York Series of Fakes
(Range named for common retail location but probably made in the Middle East, c.1980 - present.)
 

FNY1

FNY2

FNY3

FNY4

FNY5

         
         

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