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LOT 0472

Estimate
GBP (£) 150 - 200
EUR (€) 170 - 230
USD ($) 200 - 270

EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA FROG TYPE LAMP
ROMAN PERIOD, 2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (107 grams, 83 mm).

Displaying palm branches; possible letter W incised to base.

PROVENANCE:
From a German collection.
Ex Cambridge, UK, collection, 1980s.

LITERATURE:
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1856,0816.5, for similar.

CONDITION
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