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PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT
A BYZANTINE BRONZE LAMP AND STAND
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A BYZANTINE BRONZE LAMP AND STAND
Circa 5th Century A.D.
The lamp with a curving handle terminating in a stylized griffin head surmounting a ring handle, the hinged lid with a central pyramidal knob, with a single upturned nozzle, on a flat base with a square socket to accommodate the pricket, the stand with a concave drip pan, the curving and knobbed baluster supported by three legs
13¼ in. (33.7 cm) high
Circa 5th Century A.D.
The lamp with a curving handle terminating in a stylized griffin head surmounting a ring handle, the hinged lid with a central pyramidal knob, with a single upturned nozzle, on a flat base with a square socket to accommodate the pricket, the stand with a concave drip pan, the curving and knobbed baluster supported by three legs
13¼ in. (33.7 cm) high
Provenance
C.J. Martin, Ltd., London