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LOT 0655
Greek and Byzantine Ceramic Oil Lamp Collection
5TH CENTURY B.C.-6TH CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 - 7 in. (473 grams total, 9.2-17.8 cm).
Comprising: a squat oil lamp with wreath surrounding the large filler hole, radiating sun motif on the base; the two larger terracotta lamps with open reservoirs with a central cone open beneath, short nozzle. [3]
ProvenanceEx R.C. collection.
Acquired by Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, from the above in 2010.
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LOT 0655
Greek and Byzantine Ceramic Oil Lamp Collection
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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