BYZANTINE BRONZE OIL LAMP WITH CROSS-SHAPED HANDLE Ca. AD 400 - 600. A bronze oil lamp with an ovoid body and gently sloping shoulders, a raised tubular nozzle, and a circular filling hole capped by a large hinged shell lid. A cross-shaped finial adorns the handle. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number 28.138a, b. Size: 90mm x 120mm; Weight: 370g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Belgian art market in the 1990s.