Rare byzantine oil lamp with eight nozzles
€2,400
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Object number
AR3108
| Object: |
Oil lamp with 8 nozzles
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| Material: |
Red clay with sand patina
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| Date: |
5th - early 6th century A.D. Probably Asia Minor |
| Description: |
Oil lamp with eight radiating nozzles and three suspension lugs. Three filling holes. On the discus a cross formed by angles with dove sitting on it, and another cross with Rho on the top. Discus rim with band of circles which are decorated with various geometric ornaments. Base ring. Most likely contemporary local Asia Minor imitation of a type of ring-shaped ("corona") lamp. |
| Size: |
Diameter 23 cm, height 25 cm
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| Condition: |
Several restored cracks. Overall very good condition, complete, nice high relief. Traces of lamp black on the nozzles. Sticker "M37d/45 HER" at the bottom.
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| Reference: |
For a "corona" lamp see, e.g., the lamp with inventory number 83.AQ.377.526 at the Getty Museum.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2020 at a Monte Carlo auction house. Ex french private collection Dr. F. Hery, acquired before March 1978. Exported with permit of the french Ministère de la Culture Nr. 224923.
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| Authenticity: |
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