Auction 64
Coins, Weights, Seals, Jewelry, Oil Lamps, Glass, Antiquities
Apr 4, 2018
(Your local time)
Israel
Dan hotel, Hayarkon 99, Tel Aviv
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LOT 222:
A JEWISH NORTH-AFRICAN RED TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP WITH SEVEN-
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Sold for: $8,500
Start price:
$
6,000
Estimated price:
$7,000 - $8,000
Auction house commission:
18%
VAT: On commission only
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BRANCHED MENORAH AND TRIPOD BASE
4th-5th century CE. The menorah is flanged by two filling holes and two palm branches decorate the shoulders. The base is incised with a + makers mark. In very good condition. 8.8 cm. For a similar lamp, see: Noam Adler, 2004, Oil Lamps of the Holy Land, The Adler Collection p. 158, no 976; and Joan Goodnick Westenholz, 2004, Let There Be Light, Oil-Lamps from the Holy Land, p. 50, no. 45. Ex S.M. collection, Herzliya Pituah.
Estimate: $ 7,000 – 8,000
