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LOT 0135

Roman Terracotta Erotic Oil Lamp

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

4 3/8 in. (79.4 grams, 11.2 cm).

With broad shoulder and volute scrolls above the nozzle, discus with low-relief erotic scene.

Provenance

Ex Madame Suzanne Gozlan by descent.
Madame Suzanne Gozlan (1921-2022), Doctor in History and Archaeology, professor at the Ecole Normale d'Instituteurs de Chartres and lecturer at the University of Paris 4 Sorbonne.
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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LOT 0135

Roman Terracotta Erotic Oil Lamp

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170

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