Roman Byzantine Terracotta Oil lamp

This Beautiful Roman/Byzantine Oil lamp is made out of terracotta and has very nice typical Byzantine decorations.

This nice lamp is complete intact and in excellent condition.

On the back side of the lamp you can see the mark of the maker in the form of a wheel.

A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated the path of civilization for centuries.

They have guided great thoughts through the night, stood vigil with lonely passions.

This ancient lamp might have burned in the Holy Land at the height of the Byzantine Empire.

In the presence of this wonderful object, we are in touch directly with a vanished world, with the people once warmed by its glow.

Today it remains as an enduring symbol of man's desire to conquer the darkness.

Condition: Excellent.

Style: Byzantine.

Origin: Israël - Jeruzalem.

Date: 400 – 600 AD.

Dimension: 3.8 inches. (9,5 cm)

Provenance: Old Belgian Collection.

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Item number: R0741-18

Price: 100 €