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LOT 0888
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp
4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (201 grams, 11.6 cm).
Gusseted lug handle to rear, discus with filling hole and plain central panel, radiating ribbed border to the shoulder; low basal ring; old collector's label '10454'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection of Comolli family, Paris, France; acquired 1970s.
Literature
Cf. Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, no.526, for type.
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