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LOT 0672

Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp Group

MID 1ST CENTURY B.C.-5TH CENTURY A.D.

3 - 3 1/4 in. (150 grams total, 76-83 mm).

Comprising a low discoid type with trapezoidal nozzle and radiating lines which appears to be from the Herodian period (50 BC to 70 AD); one with conical nozzle and radiating lines to the shoulder; and one with a long tapering nozzle, lateral spur handle and low-relief rosette to the discus. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.

Footnotes

The lamp on the upper left side appears to be from the Herodian period (50 BC to 70 AD).

CONDITION

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LOT 0672

Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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