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LOT 0827

Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Herm

2ND CENTURY A.D.

3 5/8 in. (54 grams, 92 mm).

Short nozzle with volute scrolls, low discus with concentric circles, central motif of a male bust atop a column, a palm branch behind and an amphora before the column.

Provenance

with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0827

Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Herm

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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