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LOT 0938
Roman Lead Glazed Oil Lamp
4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (90 grams, 93 mm).
Tall circular body with squat nozzle and a lug handle to the rear, an inked collector's note '521' on the base; rare.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of lamps, Germany, 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for similar examples Kölcze, B., ‘Late Roman Glazed Pottery from Aquincum: preliminary typological classification’ in Communicationes Archæologicæ Hungariæ, 2022, pp.129–158, fig.13.
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