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Rare - Byzantine inscribed pottery oil lamp, 6th AD browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Ancient World:Byzantine: Pre AD 1000: item # 1127311
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You are considering a very rare ancient Byzantine highly decorated pottery oil lamp with a high curved handle and inscription all around the body related to Magic, dated from, 6th AD Flat base in the shape of a pointed oval of the lamp. Decorative patterns composed of lines cover the upper part of the lamp while the base show a large branch with inscriptions on both sides.
Baggatti(1970) believed that the handle terminated in a horse's head suggested a relation with the Lurestan bronzes.
Ref. QEDEM, Monographs of the Institute of Archaeology - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (8) 1978. Page Number. 139 Measurements: Length: 9.5 cm - Width: 5.5 cm Condition: Minor chip at the ear of the animal's head otherwise intact and in very good condition Found in Jerusalem, Israel ALL ITEMS THAT WE OFFER FOR SALE COME WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY |
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