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LOT 0963
Roman Redware Oil Lamp
4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (134 grams, 12.7 cm).
Low profile lamp with lug handle and short stub nozzle; group of eight annulets to the shoulder; old collector's label.
ProvenanceEx Rheinland collection, before 2000.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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