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LOT 1003
Roman Ovoid Oil Lamp with Low Relief Decoration
HOLY LAND, CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (65 grams, 87 mm).
Stub handle to the rear, vertical ribs on the body and the nozzle with ring-and-dot motifs. [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.451, p.111, for the type.
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