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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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LOT 0774

Byzantine Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp

Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

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