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LOT 0912
Roman Cnidian Terracotta Oil Lamp
1ST CENTURY B.C.
4 in. (86.2 grams, 99 mm).
Biconical body with raised decoration, low basal foot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
LiteratureSee Bussière, J. & Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, no.17, for type (Howland type 40 A).
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