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LOT 1319
Byzantine Period Terracotta Oil Lamp with Raised Handle
CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (62.6 grams, 10.6 cm).
Comprising a piriform body with low-relief linear and ring-and-dot decoration, a tall handle with a forked finial at the rear, and a low basal ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s.
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From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s.
