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LOT 1111
Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp with Linear Decoration
CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (76 grams, 92 mm).
Linear decoration radiating from the large filler hole, with a small handle to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Cambridge, UK, gentleman, by direct descent from his father, who acquired the items in London in circa 1960.
LiteratureCf. Rosenthal, R., Sivan, R., Ancient Lamps in the Schloessinger Collection, Jerusalem, 1978, fig.473, for the type.
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LOT 1111
Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp with Linear Decoration
Estimate £40 - 70€46 - 81 (for guidance only)$54 - 95 (for guidance only)
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