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LOT 0860
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Rosette
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (38.1 grams, 83 mm).
Round body with volute nozzle and a small stub handle at the rear, low-relief vine-leaf wreath encircling the filler hole, a large rosette at the base of the nozzle, base with concentric circles and a rosette. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s.
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