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LOT 1778
Holy Land Terracotta Pinched Rim Oil Lamp
IRON AGE, LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (90 grams, 89 mm).
A shallow oil lamp with an open body and a pinched spout. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s.
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