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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 5002972, member: 97383&quot;]I had forgotten about a gift certificate received from Harlan Berk that was due to expire at the end of the year, so I took a careful look at the coins in his #213 Bid/Buy Sale and didn&#039;t find anything that would fit into what I&#039;m currently collecting <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. As a last resort I continued browsing through the antiquities section and found this handsome little bronze oil lamp pictured below <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. After moving from a large house to a small condominium 6 years ago I really didn&#039;t have room for any more art objects or antiquities, but this little gem was small enough to fit in, so I called &amp; spoke to their antiquities expert about the lamp. The lamp is as found with no repairs, rework, holes, or over-cleaning. The dark patina is interrupted with areas of mottled corrosion, but nothing too deep. The lamp arrived in the mail Saturday. The lamp has a simple graceful form with a lid and thumbpiece in the form of a seashell. The lid has a finger grip on the top. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200814[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<b>Roman Bronze Oil Lamp, circa 2nd century AD, 5.02 in. long, 2.03 in wide, 2.48 in. high, 9.385 oz. troy.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200815[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1200816[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1200817[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1200818[/ATTACH] </p><p>I haven&#039;t rubbed the lamp yet to see if there was a magic genie inside, maybe later <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1Jgxlcjgy_uJjSZKzq6z_jXXaJ/Silvery-Legend-Aladdin-Magic-Genie-Light-Wishing-Oil-Collectable-Classic-Lamp.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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