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Summary
Lamp with Griffin-Head Handle
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| Title |
Lamp with Griffin-Head Handle |
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| Description |
Bronze oil lamps with griffin-head handles and Christian symbolic decoration were common from the 4th through the 6th centuries and have survived in considerable numbers all over the Mediterranean world. The popularity of griffins, ancient mythological creatures with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle, is probably rooted in their traditional role as powerful guardian figures and protectors. On this Early Byzantine bronze lamp, the griffin seems to have functioned similarly as a guardian of the flame and a keeper of the light. The decoration of an everyday utilitarian object with both pagan and Christian symbols of protection may mark an effort to enhance its power. |
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| Date | 300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Bronze | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 14.7 x 22.6 x 7 cm (5 13/16 x 8 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medieval Art |
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| Accession number |
1974.77 |
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| Place of creation | Byzantium, Syria?, early Byzantine period, 4th-5th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of Mrs. Chester D. Tripp in honor of William Mathewson Milliken on his 85th year | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 10:27, 21 January 2019 | | 2,375 × 3,400 (2.76 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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