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LOT 0894
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (61 grams, 78 mm).
Discoid in plan with short nozzle, broad shoulder with radiating bands and low-relief rosette, sunken discus; underside with concentric rings to the base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Lloyd and Jeanne Raport collection, Washington, D.C. and Florida, USA, formed between 1972-2000.
Acquired through Bonhams, London, UK.
Cf. Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, no.327, p.230, for type.
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