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LOT 0783
Roman and Later Terracotta Oil Lamp Collection
CIRCA 1ST-19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 5 1/2 in. (823 grams total, 6.2-13.9 cm).
Comprising nine lamps, including one with a wreathed profile bust, one with a man and a horse, one with the handle formed as a bearded head, one with a cross, and others. [9]
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of lamps, Germany, 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for similar examples Bussière, J. & Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, no.130 (Loeschcke I C); 281 (Loeschcke VIII; Bussière form D I 3); 301 (Loeschcke VIII; Bussière form D II 1, made between 1870 and 1945); no.462 (Loeschcke XIV); no.493 (Atlante X; Hayes II A); Hayes, J.W., Ancient Lamps in the Royal Ontario Museum I, Toronto, 1980, nos.475,545 (Egyptian Lamp Type); pls.62-63 (Plastic Lamps); Djuric, S., The Anawati Collection, Ancient Lamps from the Mediterranean, Toronto, 1995, no.C159, p.55, for the type; Walters, H.B., Catalogue of the Greek and Roman Lamps in the British Museum, London, 1914, p.20, no.121.
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LOT 0783
Roman and Later Terracotta Oil Lamp Collection
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £20
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Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private collection. -
Roman Wooden Wax Tablet Fragment Written in Greek
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 13 | Current Bid: £110
Part of a wax tablet with two holes in the frame for fastening, Greek writing. 45.45 grams, 18.6 x 7.2 cm
Property of a North London gentleman; previously in the Dean family collection since 1975.
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Large Roman Cut-Glass Beaker
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
With a thick conical body and a pontil base, five horizontal grooves cut around the outer face of the body; traces of iridescence. 288 grams, 18.8 cm
Dr Jutaro Kawabe, Nagoya, Japan, his collection formed in the 1960s-1970s. with Hoshigaoka Gallery until the late 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13277-254062.
