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LOT 1788
Medieval Terracotta Oil Dispenser
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (34 grams, 56 mm).
Plano-convex in form with two strap handles to the shoulder, short spout, trumpet-shaped mouth; collector's reference to underside 'MD18 / OL30'; one handle absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.OL30; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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