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LOT 1075
Roman Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (40 grams, 79 mm).
Piriform in plan with volute nozzle, band of impressed pellets to the shoulder. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired at a London antiques fair in the 1990s.
From the private collection of a Devon, UK, lady.
Literature
Cf. Koutoussaki, L., Lampes d'Argos, Les Lampes en terre cuite découvertes dans l'Agora et les thermes, campagne de fouilles 1972-1991, Fribourg, 2008, nos.485, 494, for similar but not identical types.
Footnotes
Some lamps, with or without a central handle, with one or more nozzles, either opposed or contiguous, could be of Corinthian production, representing a fine example of remarkable quality and finesse. On the other hand, some examples can be considered a local/regional production in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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