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LOT 1292
Byzantine Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp with Fern
5TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (63.2 grams, 88 mm).
Slipper-shaped body with raised rim around the filler hole, tapering nozzle, lug handle to the rear, low-relief frond decoration to the discus, small basal ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection of lamps of a late Scottish gentleman, 1970-1990s.
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