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Lamp with Openwork Handle
Byzantine, Coptic
Byzantine (Coptic) Period
5th-7th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
13.5 x 6 x 13.5 cm (5 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 5 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Source unidentified
Accession Number2021.562
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
DescriptionBronze lamp made using the lost wax technique. The lamp’s openwork handle is in the shape of a leaf filled with a cross, and topped with a cross. Lid is missing. Would have been placed on a lampstand with pricket.
Provenance2021, accessioned by the MFA. (Accession Date: November 16, 2021)