Oil Lamp with Cross Handle and Shell Lid

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Oil Lamp with Cross Handle and Shell Lid

Culture Byzantine

Title Oil Lamp with Cross Handle and Shell Lid

Date 500–700 CE

Medium Bronze

Dimensions Base (diameter of foot): 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Overall: 4 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (11.5 × 19.7 × 3.8 cm)

Credit Line Burton Y. Berry Collection, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 62.117.93

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