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Lamp Depicting the Prophet Daniel
Circa 4th-5th Century AD
Description: Important early Christian lamp the concave discus depicting the prophet Daniel standing in prayer at the center, dressed in a long-sleeved pleated tunic belted at the waist. He is depicted as an orant, his head disproportionately large for his body, with his arms bent at the elbow and his palms facing up. The shoulder decorated with an alternating pattern of V's and flowers.
Length: 5.4 in. (13.5 cm)
Condition: Intact, some minor losses to high points of the rim and thumb spur. Crisp impression in discus.
Provenance: Formerly a German property.
Background: The scene is most likely a later variant of the more typical scene which also depicts two lions below and an angel and the prophet Habakuk above, based on Daniel 6:16-22 and 14:32-28. The story of Daniel functioned in early Christianity as a story of deliverance, and appears frequently in Roman catacomb painting and on sarcophagi.
Reference: For the treatment of the figure of Daniel on North African lamps, see Light from the Age of Augustine, #25.
WebLinks: http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/symbols/pelican.htm
Price: SOLD
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