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LOT 1307
Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (64 grams, 90 mm).
A slipper-type oil lamp with a herringbone design and a low relief basal ring. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market from the 1990s.
From the private collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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