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LOT 0887
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Female Bust
4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (110 grams, 11.3 cm).
Low-relief wreath motif decorating the shoulder arranged like a palm tree, a female bust facing right on the discus and a lug handle to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
LiteratureCf. Rosenthal, R., Sivan, R., Ancient Lamps in the Schloessinger Collection, Jerusalem, 1978, fig.281, for a near identical specimen; Bussière, J. & Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, no.488, for type (Atlante type VI; Bonifay 41).
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LOT 0887
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Female Bust
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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