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LOT 0196
Byzantine Bronze Lamp with Stand
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
4 7/8 - 7 5/8 in. (870 grams total, 12.5-19.5 cm).
Comprising a squat nozzle with recessed disc finial, hinged lid shaped as a hare looking over its tail, basal disc with square hole to accept a stand, curled arms at the rear forming the handle with thumb-pad formed as a perching bird (one partly absent); separate stand with tripod legs and spike finial.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12688-236229.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0196
Byzantine Bronze Lamp with Stand
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
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