Lamp in the Form of a Bird (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

4th century
Byzantine
bronze
Overall: 1 5/8 × 2 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (4.13 × 6.99 × 12.07 cm)
68.14
Not on view
Gift of Dr. Richard H. Howland
"Art and Holy Power in the Early Christian House", Kranner Art Museum, University of Illinoise at Urbana-Champaign, August 26 - October 1, 1989; Kelsey Museum of Ancient and Medieval Archaeology, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, October 16, 1989 - March 18, 1990

"Relics of Rite and Ritual: Coptic and Byzantine Art", Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History, February 2-29, 1984
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