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LOT 1020
Roman Bronze Double-Spouted Oil Lamp
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (140 grams, 10.3 cm).
A hollow-formed bronze oil lamp with two scooped nozzles, a ring handle with a heart-shaped finial.
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
LiteratureBailey, D.M., A catalogue of the lamps in the British Museum IV, Lamps of metal and stone, and lampstands, London, 1996, item Q 3623; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number: 00.13.10.
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LOT 1020
Roman Bronze Double-Spouted Oil Lamp
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £750
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Opening Bid: £375
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