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LOT 0723
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Cupid
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (110 grams, 11.2 cm).
Burnished surface, broad discus with wreath to the shoulders, stub nozzle, low-relief image of Cupid between the vents. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Gloucestershire, UK, collector.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.27.94.15.
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