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A BYZANTINE BRONZE CANDELABRUM
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
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A BYZANTINE BRONZE CANDELABRUM
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
The tall central stem swelling at the mid point, on tripod base with stylized animal's feet and knobbed mantle, surmounted by a flaring 'trumpet'-shaped stand of hexagonal section with central pricket
48¼ in. (122.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in 1972.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium
Lot Essay
Cf. H. Verlag, Rom und Byzanz, Munich, 1998, pp. 82-84, no. 72 for similar.