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LOT 0918
Byzantine Ceramic Oil Lamp Collection
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 - 3 1/2 in. (180 grams total, 84-88 mm).
Comprising: a discoid lamp with low-relief branch motif surrounding the filler hole; a piriform lamp with a channel connecting the filler hole and nozzle, a low relief scene of a hound chasing a hare on both side of the filler hole, the base with a spoked wheel motif. [2]
Provenancewith 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.
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LOT 0918
Byzantine Ceramic Oil Lamp Collection
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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