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LOT 0742
Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp
5TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (92 grams, 83 mm).
With a round body and stub handle; circular filling hole enclosed within bands of raised geometric motifs and pellets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1990s/early 2000s.
From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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