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LOT 0743

Byzantine Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp

5TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.

3 7/8 in. (98 grams, 98 mm).

With a large tongue-shaped filling hole, a wide channel with raised edges running towards the nozzle, the sides with raised palm leaf decoration; the body of the lamp decorated with raised hatched panels and linear decoration; repaired. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0743

Byzantine Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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