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LOT 0710

Romano-Jewish Terracotta Oil Lamp with Seven Spouts

4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.

5 1/8 in. (238 grams, 13 cm).

Hollow-formed tongue-shaped lamp with chamfered sides, loop handle, large filler hole; low-relief rosette and other ornament to the discus, chamfered forward edge with seven nozzles.

Provenance

Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.

Footnotes

The lamp was probably a variant on the menorah with seven separate lights from a single source.

CONDITION

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LOT 0710

Romano-Jewish Terracotta Oil Lamp with Seven Spouts

Sold for (Inc. bp): £416

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