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LOT 0646
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Bird
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (72 grams, 11.1 cm).
Shallow body with volute nozzle, narrow shoulder and rounded border to the discus with low-relief profile bird and filler hole. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent, with collector's reference no.A39.
LiteratureCf. similar in J. Paul Getty Museum under accession no. 83.AQ.377.96.
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