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LOT 1301
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Harpocrates
2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (75.3 grams, 10.7 cm).
Broad and squat with pierced lug handle and stub nozzle; sloped shoulder with lateral lugs, discus with low-relief facing image of Harpocrates holding a thyrsus; underside with maker's stamp '[A]SALRON[.]'. [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 1301
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Harpocrates
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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Opening Bid: £150
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Opening Bid: £5
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