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Western Asiatic Terracotta Two-Spouted Oil Lamp Western Asiatic Terracotta Two-Spouted Oil Lamp Western Asiatic Terracotta Two-Spouted Oil Lamp
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LOT 1262

Western Asiatic Terracotta Two-Spouted Oil Lamp

HOLY LAND, CIRCA 2200-1730 B.C.

2 3/8 in. (41 grams, 62 mm).

Discoid in plan with pinched and folded rim to form two nozzles. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From 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.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1262

Western Asiatic Terracotta Two-Spouted Oil Lamp

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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