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Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp with Dolphin Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp with Dolphin Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp with Dolphin
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LOT 0915

Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp with Dolphin

5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

5 5/8 in. (175 grams, 14.3 cm).

Central figure of a stylised dolphin in low-relief with two filling holes on each side, horseshoe-shaped decorative band of flowers and lozenges on the rim; low basal ring and rounded nozzle.

Provenance

Private collection, Switzerland.
Acquired by Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, from the above in 2011.
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 0915

Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp with Dolphin

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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