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LOT 0781
Byzantine Oil Lamp Group
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
4 - 5 3/4 in. (748 grams total, 10-14.5 cm).
Group of two bronze lamps comprising: one with heart-shaped body, squat nozzle with recessed disc finial, hinged lid shaped as a scallop, basal disc with square hole to accept a stand, two curled arms at the rear forming the handle with thumb-pad formed as a perching bird; one slipper-shaped with ovoid nozzle, scooped conical lid with regular piercings, piriform basal ring, curved arm to the rear developing to a leaf-shaped reflector. [2]
ProvenanceCollected from the 1950s-1980s by a distinguished university professor who served as Department Head, Dean and Vice President for a major university.
Ex Emeritus collection, North America.
Accompanied by a copy of a Spanish export licence.
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Byzantine Oil Lamp Group
5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Group of two bronze lamps comprising: one with heart-shaped body, squat nozzle with recessed disc finial, hinged lid shaped as a scallop, basal disc with square hole to accept a stand, two curled arms at the rear forming the handle with thumb-pad formed as a perching bird; one slipper-shaped with ovoid nozzle, scooped conical lid with regular piercings, piriform basal ring, curved arm to the rear developing to a leaf-shaped reflector. 748 grams total, 10-14.5 cm
Collected from the 1950s-1980s by a distinguished university professor who served as Department Head, Dean and Vice President for a major university. Ex Emeritus collection, North America. Accompanied by a copy of a Spanish export licence. -
Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp
5th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With a round body and stub handle; circular filling hole enclosed within bands of raised geometric motifs and pellets. 92 grams, 83 mm
Acquired before 1990s/early 2000s. From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Collection
Circa 8th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Mixed group of barrel-shaped, biconvex and other trade weights, some with punched markings. 244 grams total, 18-25 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection.
