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EARLY BYZANTINE CLAY OIL LAMP - 500 AD - FREE SHIPPING browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Byzantine: Pre AD 1000: item # 930591 Please refer to our stock # 2461 when inquiring.
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A very small and fairly rare mould-made terracotta oil lamp measuring only 7 cm in length and dated ca. 500 AD, the Early Byzantine Period. The clay is a buff color with traces of an orange slip. A ridge encircles the discus and the nozzle forming a channel. There is a tongue handle and decorations of radiating lines on the shoulders. The bottom has a low ring base with an indentation in the center. There was possibly a small amount of repair work done and the lamp is in very good condition. Terracotta articles were used extensively throughout the ancient world and plates, pitchers, bowls and jugs were in daily use. However, the oil lamp was the most common item being the only source of heat and illumination in every home and shop. Aside from being very useful household articles they were also frequently utilized as funerary objects. Our Certificate of Authenticity with guarantee is included and worldwide shipping is always free. To avoid PayPal fees, we prefer if payment was in the form of a personal check or money order made payable to: Passage to Antiquity P.O. Box 3433 Munster, IN 46321 If you must use PayPal, kindly remit to: Passtoant@comcast.net |
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