A BYZANTINE BRONZE CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
Reference: ART600534
A byzantine bronze candlestick with gilding and silver inlays. It is a very elaborate support for a candle or lamp. The composite nature of the stand has virtually no parallels among similar known objects. The use of intricate decorated inlays and gilding, meant that each element had to be individually manufactured separately and then joined to each other meaning that the object is put together from eight separate pieces. Such a work must have been produced in Constantinople or another large metropolitan centre.
21 cm. height.
733 grams.
CONDITION
Good condition.
PROVENANCE
European art market before 2000s.