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LOT 0907

Roman and Byzantine Ceramic Oil Lamp Collection

4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

3 5/8 - 4 in. (173 grams total, 9.2-10.4 cm).

Comprising: a squat lamp with short nozzle, raised scrolls surrounding the hole, raised four-petalled flower motif surrounding the filler hole with raised bosses, the base with concentric circles and a maker's mark; a slipper-shaped lamp with sharply raised linear decoration and Greek inscription on the upper body. [2]

Provenance

with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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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LOT 0907

Roman and Byzantine Ceramic Oil Lamp Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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