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An Early Byzantine Oil Lamp
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Mouldmade, ovoid body, reddish-orange buff clay, a short raised handle, and a large filling hole surrounded with two circular rings, the shoulders with a pattern of radiating rays, the nozzle decorated with a simple cross, blackening at wick hole, with a flat base 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 5/8" (9.2cm)
Display Stand:
No
 
 

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