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LOT 0646
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp
2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (49 grams, 96 mm).
Squat in profile with broad shoulder and recessed discus with central filler hole; elongated nozzle, carinated sidewall. lug handle with tapering hole. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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