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LOT 0774
Byzantine Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp
CIRCA 5TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (59 grams, 91 mm).
With a sub-circular filling hole enclosed within a vegetal border, striated handle to the rear and cross motif to base. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1980s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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