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LOT 0887
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Figure with Bushel Maker's Mark
2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (64.8 grams, 92 mm).
Squat in profile with small handle and D-shaped nozzle (broken), shoulder with radiating egg motifs, discus with low-relief facing togate figure on a throne; impressed bushel motif to underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
LiteratureCf. similar in the BritIsh Museum under accession no.1905,0520.157.
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LOT 0887
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Figure with Bushel Maker's Mark
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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