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LOT 0927
Roman Buffware Oil Lamp with Horse and Rider
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (44 grams, 73 mm).
Comprising a ring handle, filling-hole and air hole in lower discus; the discus with a horse advancing left mounted by a cavalryman with a flying cloak. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, nos. 278-279, for the types (Bussiere form D I 3).
FootnotesThe main charateristic of the type (Bussiere form D I 3) is the form of the nozzle, which is tangent to the lamp rim (nozzle form Bussiere 3).
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