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LOT 0952
Romano-Jewish Terracotta Oil Lamp with Three Spouts
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (47 grams, 61 mm).
Small rectangular oil lamp with decorative borders and a lug handle to the rear, inked collector's number '415' on the underside.
ProvenanceEx important German collection, 1960-1990.
LiteratureSee Bussière, J. & Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, no.568, p.414, for type.
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