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LOT 0943
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Mercury
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (56 grams, 95 mm).
Discoid in plan with volute-scroll nozzle, incuse concentric rings to the tondo with filler-hole and low-relief standing figure of Mercury with petasos and caduceus; signed 'B.A' on underside.
ProvenanceFrom the Lloyd and Jeanne Raport collection, Washington, D.C. and Florida, USA, formed between 1972-2000.
Acquired through Bonhams, London, UK.
Cf. Młynarczyk, J., ‘Terracotta oil lamps from Qumram: The Typology’ in Revue Biblique, January 2013, T.120-1, pp.99-133, fig.5, lett. AF8.
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