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LOT 0099
Archaic Marble Oil Lamp
EASTERN GREEK, 6TH CENTURY B.C.
8 5/8 in. (2.61 kg, 22 cm).
Circular with an open oil-chamber divided into three compartments with a central omphalos, three semi-circular nozzles projecting from each compartment bridging over the wick rests; flat base with a central hole for support.
ProvenanceEx HAC, Basel, Switzerland, 1990s.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. the British Museum, London, museum no.1907.1201.812.
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