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Oil Lamp with a Cross

5th-7th century · Eastern Mediterranean

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Plate 1Oil Lamp with a Cross, Eastern Mediterranean, 5th-7th century, bronze, The Walters Art Museum, 54.54.

Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon.

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 217, cat. 134 (supplied scan PDF p. 214)

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Oil Lamp with a Cross, Eastern Mediterranean, 5th-7th century, bronze, The Walters Art Museum, 54.54.Plate 1 · Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon. · Printed p. 217, cat. 134 (supplied scan PDF p. 214)

What the record shows

Catalogue no. 134: Oil Lamp with a Cross. 5th-7th century; bronze; Eastern Mediterranean.

Date
5th-7th century
Object type
Tools, furnishings & ritual objects
Recorded place
Eastern Mediterranean
Holding
The Walters Art Museum
Accession
54.54
Source locator
Printed p. 217, cat. 134 (supplied scan PDF p. 214)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).