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Crisply Molded Redware Lamp with Stylized Cross and Palm Branches

Circa 5th Century AD

Description: Redware lamp with lovely and crisp floral pattern on the sunken medallion. The flower petal design consists of four conjoined arched patterns in the form of a cross interspersed with four palm branches, all surrounding a central filling hole. The shoulder is decorated with alternating concentric circles and florettes within a raised border. Spike handle and raised ring base surrounding two impressed circles.

Height: 5.3 in. (13.5 cm)

Condition: Intact with small area of roughness and restoration at nozzle.

Provenance: Formerly in an East Coast private collection.

Reference: See Lampes Chretiennes de Tunisie (Ennabli), #1212, for the type.

Price: SOLD

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