Byzantine, modern-day Middle East/Turkey, ca. 400 to 600 CE. This bronze oil lamp could have been hung on a hook inside or outside the home. It has a handsome bronze camelid at the top of the chain for carrying. Oil lamps are some of the most common artifacts found throughout the Mediterranean area, but it is rare to find one with its hanging chain. Size: The lamp 5" long at its longest point, 3" wide at its widest point, and, with chain fully extended to hang it, 10" tall.

Provenance: Ex-private New York, New York collection; ex-private Wagner collection, Cape Cod, MA, acquired in 1960's.

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Intact, with no signs of cracking or repair. There is minor wear to the decoration and a green-brown patina. All chain links are still intact and together so that it can be hung up.