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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.
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
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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Opening Bid: £500
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