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PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT
A BYZANTINE BRONZE OIL LAMP
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A BYZANTINE BRONZE OIL LAMP
Circa 6th Century A.D.
Pear-shaped with a cross surmounting the ring handle, the lid hinged twice, with a small domed lid with a facing head of a man in relief, hinged to wider lid, with a small cruciform handle toward the upturned nozzle, on a raised foot, with a square socket
7½ in. (19.1 cm) long
Circa 6th Century A.D.
Pear-shaped with a cross surmounting the ring handle, the lid hinged twice, with a small domed lid with a facing head of a man in relief, hinged to wider lid, with a small cruciform handle toward the upturned nozzle, on a raised foot, with a square socket
7½ in. (19.1 cm) long
Provenance
Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York