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LOT 1603
Holy Land Terracotta Pinched Rim Oil Lamp
IRON AGE, LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/8 in. (75 grams, 80 mm).
Discoid in plan with flange rim and sidewalls pinched to form three nozzles. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent, with collector's reference no.A121.
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