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LOT 0700
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Silenus
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (55 grams, 79 mm).
Squat lamp with broad shoulder, stub nozzle, lug handle to rear; base with impressed 'H°' maker's mark; discus with bust of Silenus and wine-cup.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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