You're currently on:

  • Home
  • /
  • An Early Byzantine Oil Lamp

An Early Byzantine Oil Lamp
20A61AE7

Inquire about this ItemClose (x)





Please enter a valid email address.


Email to a FriendClose (x)



Show Full Details
Mouldmade, ovoid body, reddish-orange buff clay, small raised tongue handle, large filling hole surrounded with a circular ring, the shoulders with a pattern of radiating rays, the nozzle decorated with small pellets and a circular groove, underside surrounded by a circular groove.

Provenance:
English Art Market, 2003.
Condition:
Intact
References:
Ancient Lamps from the Mediterranean, The Anawati Collection, Vol 1.
Category:
Byzantine
Period:
Early Byzantine
Date:
c. Early, 324-843 A.D.
Material:
Terra Cotta
Length:
3 3/8" (8.6cm)
Display Stand:
No
 
 

medusa (ancient) art ©2010. All rights reserved. On the web since 1996.