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THBByzantine Bronze Hanging Candelabrum w/ Cross
Lot 100
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Sep 22, 2020
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2020-09-22 12:00:00
2020-09-22 12:00:00
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Featuring Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan & Near Eastern art. If you love the classics, this is the sale for you. All artifacts offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described. In-house shipping for your convenience. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan & Near Eastern art. If you love the classics, this is the sale for you. All artifacts offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described. In-house shipping for your convenience. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 6th to 9th century CE. A beautiful, fascinating object from a wealthy Byzantine church or home - a near-round, five sided candelabrum. A symmetrical, segmented, openwork motif gives the piece a clock-like appearance, at least to the modern eye - but in antiquity, this bronze disc would have been held by its three openwork bronze chains, which are still present here, and suspended from a stand by the heavy hook. On this example, the three chains are brought together at a tall, flat cross. Openings in its arms suggest further attachments. Candles or lamps would have been set into the round areas of the surface. Size of base: 17.75" W (45.1 cm); length of chain: 40.5" L (102.9 cm)
Bronze furniture and decorative art were luxury items in the eastern part of the Roman Empire, and the Byzantine Empire that followed, reserved only for the richest households. Even there, they seem to have been heirlooms; some scholars believe that they were passed down through multiple generations, gaining additions like crosses, new lids, or new feet to suit changing decorative styles. Imagine how the light would have played off of this when it was new and polished to shine!
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-private G. Pattitucci collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1980s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#146285Chain is detached from body and is missing a few of the hooks but is overall in very nice condition. Plate is in excellent condition. Both have rich patina.Condition
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