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LOT 0927
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Dolphin
2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (46.3 grams, 89 mm).
Discoid in plan with short D-shaped nozzle, loop handle (top absent), discus with low-relief image of a dolphin; shoulder with radiating scales; base marked off with a circular groove. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Lloyd and Jeanne Raport collection, Washington, D.C. and Florida, USA, formed between 1972-2000.
Acquired through Bonhams, London, UK.
Cf. Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, nos.327ss, p.230ff, for type.
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