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LOT 1108
Byzantine Bronze Oil Lamp
CIRCA 7TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (65.9 grams, 12 cm).
Formed as a stylised bird with a hemispherical body, U-shaped nozzle forming the head, two projecting wings with incised decoration, and a large flaring tail forming the handle with a central cross motif, three stub legs on the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of lamps, Germany, 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Lafli, E., Buora, M., 'Roman, Early Byzantine and Islamic Bronze Lamps from Southern Anatolia' in Archiv Orientalni, 82, 2014, pp.431-458, pls.3, no.6, for a similar type of lamp from Adana.
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