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Byzantine Period Terracotta Oil Lamp Byzantine Period Terracotta Oil Lamp Byzantine Period Terracotta Oil Lamp
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LOT 1315

Byzantine Period Terracotta Oil Lamp

CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

4 in. (86.3 grams, 10.1 cm).

Slipper-type with a wide nozzle and a handle at the rear, discus with a wreath surrounding the filler hole, and a low basal ring. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s.

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LOT 1315

Byzantine Period Terracotta Oil Lamp

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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