Lighting DevicesByzantine5th-6th century

Lamp with Cruciform Handle

5th-6th century

Classification

Lighting Devices

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Leaded bronze

Culture

Byzantine

Period

Byzantine period, Early

Century

5th-6th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

7.1 x 5.3 x 11.6 cm (2 13/16 x 2 1/8 x 4 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

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