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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.
ProvenanceEx 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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