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LOT 0689
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (81 grams, 10.1 cm).
Biconvex in section with chamfered shoulder, stub handle to rear, volute nozzle; low-relief tendril pattern to the shoulder and ribbed motif to nozzle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Israeli collection, 1980s.
LiteratureCf. Bémont, C., Lampes en Terre Cuite Antiques, Paris, 2007, item ESP1, for type.
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