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LOT 1256
Late Roman Redware Oil Lamp with Leaping Lion
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
4 7/8 in. (180 grams, 12.4 cm).
Comprising a piriform body and a lug handle to the rear, the discus with two filler holes and a raised rim extending to the nozzle, a leaping lion facing towards the handle at the centre, concentric rings at the base and a raised line flanked by dotted bands beneath the nozzle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
See Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, p.344 no.483, for the type (Ennabli 15, series 6 (Raqqada)).
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LOT 1256
Late Roman Redware Oil Lamp with Leaping Lion
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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