A BRONZE BYZANTINE LAMP WITH TWO BURNERS, CA. 5TH-8TH CENTURY AD
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A bronze lamp possibly of Byzantine design dating around CA 5th-8th Century AD. The lamp expresses an avian motif depicting a mother bird bringing food to her two babies. The two burners are represented on each baby bird, fed by oil which is added through a funnel into a reservoir within the mother bird's body. The lamp also has three holes (one on each wing and a third on the funnel) used for hanging the lamp.
Byzantine Empire - CA. 5th - 8th Century AD
H: 5 1/2 in., (14 cm.); W: 4 1/2 in., (11.4 cm.)
Condition
Very good. Slight Oxidation. Tip of right wing chipped.
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A BRONZE BYZANTINE LAMP WITH TWO BURNERS, CA. 5TH-8TH CENTURY AD
Estimate $1,000 - $1,200
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