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LOT 0579
Late Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Stipple Decoration
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (137 grams, 12.6 cm).
Comprising a rounded nozzle with a low channel and a recessed discus with a filler hole, the body decorated with three rows of raised pellets, with a loop handle to the rear and a low basal ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceBy descent to the son of a late Hertfordshire gentleman collector, whose collection was formed from the 1960s.
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LOT 0579
Late Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Stipple Decoration
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £51
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Ex important German collection, 1960-1990. -
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1st century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragments of wall plaster with rendered surface painted with mainly Pompeii red, pale blue and white detailing; some with impression of timber laths to the reverse. 499 grams total, 69-85 mm
Acquired in the 19th century. Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland. UK gallery, early 2000s.
These small fragments, for analogies with the fragments of Pompeii, seem to belong to the second style of Roman painting, red panels representing highlight and shadow, decorated with vegetal interlaces. Some panels were probably framed by a red grenade fillet. A fragment shows alternate blue and red colour over a cream background, maybe pertinent to a socle. -
Roman Orange Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection.
