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LOT 0681
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (28 grams, 67 mm).
Miniature form with broad shoulder and dished discus, D-shaped nozzle and pierced lug handle. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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