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Letter on an Antique Lamp Found Near Apt in Provence
A letter from M D L R w M D discusses a Provence lamp unearthed by a peasant near Apt and Cafeneuve. The piece features a breast-height winged child, a sandal foot, and a silver brace, with debate over its mythic meaning and parallels in Liceti and Montfaucon.
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M.D.L.R
M.D
Provence
Marseilles
Apt
Cafeneuve
Venus
Cupid
Medina-Cell
Father de Montfaucon
Rebeco
Cupia
Mars
Marinus
Pryche
Eilis
Lower
Normandy
Otober
Lucilla
Marcus Aurelius
Selectista Numismata
Valliant
Rigord
Aintiquarian
Minerva
Chrus
Antiquaries
Prada
Bezer