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Roman Terracotta Lamp with Minerva Roman Terracotta Lamp with Minerva Roman Terracotta Lamp with Minerva Roman Terracotta Lamp with Minerva Roman Terracotta Lamp with Minerva Roman Terracotta Lamp with Minerva
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LOT 0177

Roman Terracotta Lamp with Minerva

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

4 in. (85 grams, 10.3 cm).

Comprising a pierced lug handle and short nozzle; shoulder with band of radiating feathers, discus with Minerva standing facing wearing a cuirass and holding spear and shield; concentric rings and scrolls to underside.

Provenance

with Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, Switzerland, 1974.
Swiss private collection.
Mr F. collection, Los Angeles, acquired in 2005.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. Iran: pièces du Musée de Téhéran, du Musée du Louvre et de collections particulières, exhibition catalogue, Paris, Musée Cernuschi, 1948, pp.36, no.57.

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LOT 0177

Roman Terracotta Lamp with Minerva

Sold for (Inc. bp): £715

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