Lamp and Stand (400s): Art, History and Details

Lamp and Stand (400s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Bronze oil lamps were made either with stands, like the nearby example, or with chains for suspension on hooks within homes and churches. This lamp is cast in the form of a griffin, a guardian figure from antiquity frequently used in Byzantine churches, which contained much wealth. The Christian monogram on the handle indicates the lamp was intended for use within a church.

Object facts

• Title: Lamp and Stand
• Date: 400s
• Culture: Byzantium, early Byzantine period, 5th century
• Type: Metalwork
• Technique: bronze
• Dimensions: Overall: 34.8 x 13.5 cm (13 11/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
• Collection: MED - Byzantine
• Department: Medieval Art
• Accession number: 1970.45

Collection credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Klejman

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