Ritual ImplementsByzantine6th-9th century

Lamp or Censer with Scenes from the Life of Christ

6th-9th century

Classification

Ritual Implements

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Mixed copper alloy

Culture

Byzantine

Period

Byzantine period

Century

6th-9th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

h. 8.3 cm x diam. 8.1 cm (3 1/4 x 3 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Hagop Kevorkian collection (by 1947), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1975.

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