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LOT 0903
Roman Redware Oil Lamp with Amphora
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (152 grams, 11.1 cm).
Squat piriform profile with hatched shoulders, raised amphora motif to the discus, stub nozzle, flange handle; 'V' maker's mark to underside; waxed and polished. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.27.94.21, for type.
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