Bronze Papyrus Lamp Stand - image 1

Archaic II

Bronze Papyrus Lamp Stand

Top of a bronze lamp-stand: tapering socket with simple mouldings at the bottom, with an upper part in the form of a papyrus head, from which rise three elongated leaves joined by a ring. Only one leaf is complete; part of the ring is lost. There are traces of the wooden shaft inside the socket. Dimensions: Height: 18.10 centimetres; Width: 9.90 centimetres Object Type: lamp-stand Techniques: cast

Date

600 - 475 BC

Accession No.

1894,1101.237

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus