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LOT 0587
Greek Delphiniform Greyware Oil Lamp
HELLENISTIC, LATE 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3 1/4 in. (36 grams, 82 mm).
Slipper-shaped in plan and biconvex in section with radiating hatching to the shoulder, long nozzle with scooped end; impressed motif (maker's mark) to centre of the underside. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Lloyd and Jeanne Raport collection, Washington, D.C. and Florida, USA, formed between 1972-2000.
Acquired through Bonhams, London, UK.
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