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LOT 0579

Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp

HELLENISTIC, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

2 1/2 in. (34 grams, 65 mm).

Rounded body with large central filler hole and pointed lug on the shoulder, the rim with a low-relief ovolo decoration, elongated nozzle with scooped nozzle; low basal ring.; old collector's label 'MH1932'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an old West Country, UK, collection, sold at auction.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.

Literature

Cf. Młynarczyk, J., Alexandrian and Alexandria-influenced mould-made lamps of the Hellenistic period, Bar International Series 677, Oxford, 1997, pp.54-57, Type G, fig. 67, for the type.

CONDITION
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LOT 0579

Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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