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LOT 256598
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]
Provenance
Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s.
Ex private West County, UK, collection.
Literature
Cf. Rosenthal R., Sivan, R., Ancient Lamps in the Schloessinger Collection, Jerusalem, 1978, no.451, p.111, for the type.
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LOT 256598
Roman Ovoid Oil Lamp with Low Relief 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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