Heading: Ancient Greek Small Votive Oil Lamp c100 BC

Material: Clay/ceramic

Period: Ancient Greek

Date: 1st century BC or earlier

Origin: Hellenistic

Condition: Very fine and rare

Description: A slipper shaped miniature votive lamp, with raised knop to shoulder, decorated with geometric motifs in relief. Possibly glazed to give it the grey colour.  Small votive objects like this are not often found as they were cast into rivers or left at religious sites.

Size and Weight: 62mm x 42mm x 20mm, 17.96g

Features and Provenance: Ex TimeLine Auctions, previously from a Lancashire collection, prior to that acquired from a London gallery before 2000

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Code  RNC557