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Lamp with griffin(?)
Byzantine, Cyprus
Early Byzantine Period
6th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Length: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by subscription
Accession Number72.247
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
DescriptionA lamp with shallow oval, pebble-shaped body consisting of two identical halves, wide, flat, round disc decorated with a indistinct figure (griffin?), and "fish-tail" handle with pointed lug. One small filling-hole.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with General Luigi Palma di Cesnola (from Cyprus); May 16, 1872: purchased by MFA from General Luigi Palma di Cesnola for
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)