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LOT 0972
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Fighting Gladiators
2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (62 grams, 82 mm).
Broad and squat with short stub nozzle, concentric rings to the base, row of impressed annulets to the shoulder, discus with central filler hole; low-relief scene of two murmillo gladiators in combat.
ProvenanceFrom a German private collection, 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. similar in the Metropolitan Museum of Art under Object Number: 74.51.2022.
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LOT 0972
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Fighting Gladiators
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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