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LOT 0074
Parthian Bronze Horse Oil Lamp
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
9 1/4 in. (603 grams, 23.5 cm).
Hollow-formed model horse with bridle and dressed mane, dorsal socket with hinge-lugs; long scooped tubular nozzle to the chest; one leg and tail absent.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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