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LOT 0524
Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp with Handle
HELLENISTIC, 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
4 3/8 in. (53.7 grams, 11.2 cm).
Low-relief ovolo decoration on the body with a raised rosette motif on the nozzle, ribbed loop handle to the rear, and an inked collector's note '191' on the base.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of lamps, Germany, 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for similar examples Bussière, J. & Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, no.18, p.21, for the type (Bruneau’s Lampes dites Cnidiennes à entonnoir central group III).
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LOT 0524
Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp with Handle
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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