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LOT 256649
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Bobbles
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 7/8 in. (86 grams, 98 mm).
Rounded body with a pierced lug handle, the central filler hole surrounded by four rows of raised bosses.
Provenance
Ex important German collection, 1960-1990.
Literature
See Bussière, J. & Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, no.525, p.385, for type ( Eastern variant of Loeschcke VIII).
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LOT 256649
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Bobbles
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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