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LOT 0680
Late Roman Stone Redware Oil Lamp Upper Mould
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (715 grams, 17.5 cm).
Carved mould-half for producing slipper-shaped oil lamps, with triangles and rosettes forming a band to the edge of the shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
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LOT 0680
Late Roman Stone Redware Oil Lamp Upper Mould
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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