Archaic

Bronze Lamp Stand

Top of a bronze lamp-stand, apparently made in one piece: cylindrical socket with mouldings at the top and bottom, with a narrower octagonal cylinder above, which has two inverted calices and supports a disc, from which rise three elongated leaves joined by a ring. Remains of the wooden shaft survive in the socket. Dimensions: Height: 23.80 centimetres; Weight: 1100 grammes; Width: 11.90 centimetres; Depth: 11.80 centimetres Object Type: lamp-stand Techniques: cast