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LOT 1473
Roman Style Oil Lamp
20TH CENTURY A.D.
11 3/4 in. (140 grams, 12 cm).
A bronze lamp with broad discus and volute nozzle flanked by two horns; raised rim to the discus, concentric rings to the underside; long recurved handle with bifid connection to the body, developing to a eagle-head finial with curved beak and feather detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in Munich in the 1970s.
From an old European collection.
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