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Roman Ovoid Oil Lamp with Low Relief Decoration Roman Ovoid Oil Lamp with Low Relief Decoration Roman Ovoid Oil Lamp with Low Relief Decoration
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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]

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 1003

Roman Ovoid Oil Lamp with Low Relief Decoration

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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