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LOT 0575
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Actor's Mask
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (34 grams, 75 mm).
Small oil lamp decorative rim surrounding the discus with an actor's mask, inked collector's number 'L100' on the base.
ProvenanceEx important German collection, 1960-1990.
LiteratureSee Bussière, J. & Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, nos.225ss, pp.153ss., for type (Bailey type B group iv).
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