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LOT 1089
Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (47 grams, 79 mm).
Lentoid in section and piriform in plan with vestigial knop handle, raised ribbing to the shoulders. [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.
Literature
Cf. Rosenthal, R. & Sivan, R., Ancient Lamps in the Schloessinger Collection, 1981, items 491-495, for type.
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