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LOT 1110

Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp with Grape Vines

5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

3 1/2 in. (109 grams, 88 mm).

With a discoid body and spike handle; circular filling hole enclosed within bands of raised grape-and-vine motifs, hatched shoulder, low-relief starburst to the base. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the Lloyd and Jeanne Raport collection, Washington, D.C. and Florida, USA, formed between 1972-2000.
Acquired through Bonhams, London, UK.

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LOT 1110

Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp with Grape Vines

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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