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LOT 0540

Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp

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

4 in. (103 grams, 99 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. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

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 0540

Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp

Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)

Current bid: £5 +BP*
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