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LOT 0974
Byzantine Bronze Oil Lamp Stands
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 - 10 in. (1.7 kg total, 16-25.2 cm).
A pair of copper-alloy oil lamp stands with ornamental stems. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Papanikola-Bakirtzi, D. (ed.), Everyday life in Byzantium. Byzantine Hours. Works and days in Byzantium, Exhibition catalogue,Thessaloniki, White Tower October 2001-January 2002, Athens, 2002, nos.302-307, for the type.
Footnotes
This kind of stand was destined to support lamp with oval bodies, at the base of which there was a slot that allowed it to be inserted into the lamp stand. The latter was composed of a turned stem and a single, double or even triple curvilinear base, which had the shape of an inverted chalice and carried one, two or three supports which ended with horse hoof ornaments, and feet in the shape of lion's paws.
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