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LOT 1275
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Gods
2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 7/8 in. (122 grams, 12.5 cm).
Broad hollow-formed body with rounded shoulder and stub nozzle, lug handle to rear; low-relief frieze with naked Harpocrates beside a facing toga-clad figure and Maenad with thyrsus. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 1275
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Gods
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: £150
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Opening Bid: £444
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