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LOT 1181

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170

ROMAN OIL LAMP WITH EROTIC SCENE
1ST-2ND CENTURY AD
3 3/4" (60 grams, 97 mm).

A moulded terracotta oil lamp with a single nozzle; the discus with a scene of two lovers atop a bed; a border of stylised leaves to the outer rim.

PROVENANCE:
Ex R Legge collection (author of 'The Romans in Britain').

CONDITION
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