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Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp with Silenus Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp with Silenus Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp with Silenus Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp with Silenus Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp with Silenus Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp with Silenus
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LOT 0519

Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp with Silenus

4TH CENTURY B.C.

3 7/8 in. (31.8 grams, 99 mm).

With circular body and raised rim, round central filling-hole with wave-pattern to the discus; long nozzle with lozengiform finial; mask of Silenus to the neck.

Provenance

Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003 to present.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

See Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, no.16, p.18, for type.

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LOT 0519

Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp with Silenus

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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