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LOT 0666

Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Bull

2ND CENTURY A.D.

4 3/8 in. (120 grams, 11.2 cm).

Discoid in plan with D-shaped nozzle, lug handle, discus with low-relief image of bull advancing left, discus with radiating hatched lines; base recessed and bordered by two circular grooves, hatched band to base of nozzle. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a Scottish gentleman’s collection, Glasgow, formed from the early 2000s.

Literature

Cf. Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, no.333, p.233, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0666

Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Bull

Sold for (Inc. bp): £182

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