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LOT 0741
Large Roman Terracotta Ring Suspension Lamp
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
57/8 in. (217 grams, 15 cm).
Large oil lamp with two nozzles and four filler holes surrounding a central loop, inked collector's number '414' on the base.
ProvenanceEx important German collection, 1960-1990.
LiteratureSee Bussière, J. & Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, nos.569ff., p.35, for type, and especially no.571, p.417.
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