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Lot 173

A Roman bronze oil lamp with theatrical mask

7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Roman bronze oil lamp with theatrical mask
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
The curved handle with a theatrical mask terminal, the bowl with a stepped rim and pierced lobed opening, set on a raised ring base, 20cm long

Footnotes

Provenance:
Dutch private collection, purchased in 2013.
Schellingerhout Collection, Heerlen, 1990s.
H. Lenckert Collection, Dortmund, Germany.

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