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Lamp and stand
Byzantine
Early Byzantine Period
6th - 7th century A.D.
Place of Manufacture: East Mediterranean
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Lamp height: 13 cm; length: 24.5 cm; width: 9.5 cm
Stand height: 25.5 cm; greatest width, 15.9 cm
Stand height: 25.5 cm; greatest width, 15.9 cm
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by George D. and Margo Behrakis
Accession Number2002.33.1-2
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
DescriptionLamp: The lamp’s handles resemble scrolling foliage and are linked together by a cross. The lamp’s base that has a square hole for the stand’s pricket. The lid for the lamp has a double hinge and is topped by a finial.
Stand: The stand, which is lathe spun, has a drip pan below its pricket and a tripod base with feet in the shape of animal paws
May have been used in any number of indoor spaces that required light: a house, church, or shop.
Stand: The stand, which is lathe spun, has a drip pan below its pricket and a tripod base with feet in the shape of animal paws
May have been used in any number of indoor spaces that required light: a house, church, or shop.
Provenance1980, purchased in London by David Miller (dealer), Hemel Hempstead, England; 1980s, sold by David Miller to private collector in the United States [see note]. By 2001, Robert Haber and Associates, Inc.; 2002, sold by Robert Haber to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 20, 2002)
NOTE: According to a signed statement from David Miller (January 24, 2002).
NOTE: According to a signed statement from David Miller (January 24, 2002).