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An Early Byzantine Oil Lamp
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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