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Byzantine Oil Lamp - L.1910
Origin: Bethlehem, Israel
Circa: 400
AD
to 600
AD
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Byzantine
Medium: Terracotta
$300.00
Location: United States
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A lamp such as this might have lit homes
at the dawn of the Christian era. 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. In the presence of
this simple 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.A lamp
such as this might have lit homes at the
dawn of the Christian era. 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.
In the presence of this simple 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.
- (L.1910)
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