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Source Description
Lamps filled with scented oil were used throughout the Mediterranean region. Intended for use in the home, the lamp could rest on a table, be suspended by chains, or be fitted onto a spiked (pricket) lampstand. On this example, a cross is incorporated into the center of the leaf-shaped handle.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
34019
label
Oil Lamp with a Cross
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
34019
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Oil Lamp with a Cross
description
Lamps filled with scented oil were used throughout the Mediterranean region. Intended for use in the home, the lamp could rest on a table, be suspended by chains, or be fitted onto a spiked (pricket) lampstand. On this example, a cross is incorporated into the center of the leaf-shaped handle.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
5th-6th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
lamps
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14.6
height
22.5
depth
9
dimensionsRaw
5 3/4 x 8 7/8 x 3 9/16 in. (14.6 x 22.5 x 9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
med
bronze
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
358
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
4ea739f9e226d2b3