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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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