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LOT 0889
Late Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp
CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (203 grams, 10.8 cm).
Plano-convex in profile, surface with shallow concentric lines, pointed nozzle; old collector's inked reference 'OL-4' to base. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.OL4; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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