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LOT 0995
Roman Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp
6TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (118 grams, 81 mm).
Bulbous body with curving nozzle and a raised filler hole flanking the suspension loop, the body with raised decoration and three stub legs, possibly depicting a hedgehog. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
LiteratureSee Bussière, J. & Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, no.629, for type.
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LOT 0995
Roman Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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