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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.

Provenance

From an important collection of lamps, Germany, 1970s.

Literature

Cf. 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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 £50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*

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