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LOT 1118
Bronze Age Holy Land Terracotta Pinched Rim Oil Lamp
KINGDOM OF JUDAH, CIRCA 930-700 B.C.
3 3/4 in. (69 grams, 97 mm).
Discoid in plan with flange rim and sidewall pinched to form a nozzle. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Lloyd and Jeanne Raport collection, Washington, D.C. and Florida, USA, formed between 1972-2000.
Acquired through Bonhams, London, UK.
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