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LOT 1106
Canaanite Terracotta Lamp Fragment Group
CIRCA 1550-1200 B.C.
3 - 3 1/2 in. (323 grams total, 75-88 mm).
Comprising wheel-made buff clay oil lamps with classic 'pinched' nozzle and rounded bottoms; repaired. [6+, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Bussiere & Rivel, Lampes Antiques de Méditerranée, Oxford, 2012, p. 52, nos.3-4.
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