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LOT 0150
Large Roman Terracotta Discus Lamp with Foliage
1ST CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (93 grams, 12.5 cm).
Broad discus with palmette scrolls to the shoulders and broad nozzle, low-relief wreath of leaves and buds.
Provenance
Ex collection of a Cambridge lady, 1990s.
Literature
Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.1963,0715.41.
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