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LOT 0138
Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Duck's Head
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (222 grams, 11.9 cm).
Piriform in plan with volute nozzle, curved round-section handle with duck-head finial.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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 0138
Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Duck's Head
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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