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LOT 0941
Byzantine Quadruple-Spouted Terracotta Oil Lamp
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (313 grams, 15.7 cm).
Standing on a flared foot, the spouts arranged in a cross-shape with a low-relief cross motif on the top, each spout with a double hole.
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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