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LOT 1365
Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp with Berries and Foliage
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (75.5 grams, 89 mm).
Keeled body with wide nozzle and stub handle at the rear, the body and discus with dense, low-relief decoration of wavy line with berries and foliage, the base with a spoked wheel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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The stamp seals that have survived in large numbers from Byzantium are objects a few centimetres high and conical in shape, featuring a sealing surface at the lower end and a pendant at the upper end. They served the same function as signet rings and were used to seal everyday objects, primarily for personal purposes, using wax and other soft materials.
