371, Lot: 1270. Estimate $150. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Daroma style terra cotta oil lamp. Southern Type, 1st-2nd centuries AD. Tripod on nozzle with a volute on each side. Clear branches and a cluster of grapes on each shoulder around filling hole. Length: 9.2cm. A few minor chips, otherwise well-preserved. Cf. N. Adler, Oil lamps of the Holy Land: The Adler Collection (2004), no. 179.

From the Dr. Stephen Gerson Collection.