COLLECTION OF 26 ANCIENT TERRACOTTA OIL LAMPS WITH ORIGINAL PAPPERWORK
Ca. 300 BC - 400 AD.
A large group of terracotta oil lamps of various types, including Greek, Roman, Islamic and Byzantine. The collection comes with a detailed book containg the paperwork for each one of them - including date, origin and place of acquisition. Each with a rounded body, a spout, and a central filling hole. Mostly with nice details and decoration.
Size: L:80-95mm / W:50-65mm ; 1.65kg
Provenance: From the collection of a London doctor; previously in a part of a private collection, bought 1970/80s, Southport Lancashire;
Estimate: GBP 3000 - 6000