Lot Essay
For similar, cf. Handbook of Byzantine Art, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, New York, 1967, no. 103, and P. von Zabern, Byzanz, Das Licht aus dem Osten, Mainz, 2001, p. 211, II.6.
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CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
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A BYZANTINE BRONZE LAMP WITH GRIFFIN HANDLE
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
With two projecting spouts with an attachment loop on both, and one centrally placed cylindrical fill-hole with a hinged lid and thumb rest, the curving handle in the form of a griffin's head crested with five arrowhead-shaped spikes, with another on top of his head facing frontally and pierced twice for suspension chains
10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm.) long
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
With two projecting spouts with an attachment loop on both, and one centrally placed cylindrical fill-hole with a hinged lid and thumb rest, the curving handle in the form of a griffin's head crested with five arrowhead-shaped spikes, with another on top of his head facing frontally and pierced twice for suspension chains
10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm.) long
Provenance
Private collection, France, acquired prior to 1994; thence by descent to the present owner.
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