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LOT 1288
Byzantine Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (46.6 grams, 76 mm).
Piriform body with raised rim around the filler hole and rounded nozzle, raised frond decoration to the shoulder, and a basal ring. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection of lamps of a late Scottish gentleman, 1970-1990s.
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