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LOT 0960

Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp with Tree of Life

5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

5 in. (157 grams, 12.9 cm).

Low discus with two filler holes flanking a low-relief tree, a horse shoe-shaped band of concentric circles on the rim, lug handle and a low basal ring.

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 0960

Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp with Tree of Life

Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

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