A BYZANTINE BRONZE LAMP AND STAND
A BYZANTINE BRONZE LAMP AND STAND

CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.

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A BYZANTINE BRONZE LAMP AND STAND
circa 5th-6th century a.d.
The lamp with an upright cross with flaring arms above a ring handle and thumb rest, the hinged lid in the form of a shell, with a single up-turned nozzle, on a flat, round foot, with a circular socket to accommodate the pricket, the stand with a flat drip pan with an upturned walled rim, the baluster of knobs and rings supported by three legs
14 cm. (35.5 cm.) high