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LOT 0599
Greek Terracotta Pinched Rim Oil Lamp
HELLENISTIC, 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3 3/8 in. (73 grams, 85 mm).
Discoid in plan with sidewall pinched to form a nozzle; with old collector's tag '13 oil lamp of Hellenistic period'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Lloyd and Jeanne Raport collection, Washington, D.C. and Florida, USA, formed between 1972-2000.
Acquired through Bonhams, London, UK.
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