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LOT 1217
Roman Buffware Oil Lamp with Ram
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (56 grams, 84 mm).
Round oil lamp with a short nozzle, the discus with an advancing ram on a baseline; an inked collector's number 'L105' on the base. [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.279, for the type (Loeschcke VIII; Bussière form D I 3).
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LOT 1217
Roman Buffware Oil Lamp with Ram
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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