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LOT 1358
Roman Buffware Oil Lamp with Bird
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 5/8 in. (154 grams, 11.7 cm).
Round oil lamp with a pierced handle to the rear, a short nozzle and two filler holes on the discus with a bird facing right. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
See Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, p.197, no.280, for the type (Loeschcke VIII; Bussière form D I 3).
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LOT 1358
Roman Buffware Oil Lamp with Bird
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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