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LOT 0621
Roman Ovoid Lamp with Annular Decoration
HOLY LAND, CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (59 grams, 81 mm).
Low body with a large filler hole and ribbed thumb-pad, the body decorated with low-relief annulets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s.
Ex private West County, UK, collection.
Cf. Rosenthal R., Sivan, R., Ancient Lamps in the Schloessinger Collection, Jerusalem, 1978, no.450, p.111, for the type.
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LOT 0621
Roman Ovoid Lamp with Annular Decoration
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £50
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Opening Bid: £600
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Opening Bid: £5
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