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LOT 0998
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp
2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (83 grams, 81 mm).
Discoid in plan with stub nozzle, rosette to the discus and radiating bars to the shoulder, incised circle to the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection of lamps from a late Scottish gentleman, 1970-1990s.
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