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LOT 0161
Late Roman Terracotta Menorah Lamp
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (120 grams, 86 mm).
Hollow-formed ceramic oil lamp with two nozzles flanking a low-relief menorah with fronds and bunches of grapes in high-relief; underside with impressed wreath detail.
ProvenanceFormerly in North American collection, 1990s.
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N124k39 from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12396-225409.
Cf. Lund, J., 'A synagogue at Carthage? Menorah-lamps from the Danish excavations' in Journal of the Roman Archaeology, vol.8, 1995, pp.245-262.
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