Byzantine Bronze Oil Lamp Filler or Cosmetic Mortar igbopeople robust hunter-gatherers living by a

robust hunter-gatherers living by a great lake

greener phase of Saharan history

A superb and unusually weighty Early Islamic oil lamp

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sculptural stirrup spout bottle representing llama

Byzantine Bronze Oil Lamp Filler or Cosmetic Mortar igbopeople robust hunter-gatherers living by aThe Byzantine Empire, c. 400900 AD Excellent early Byzantine cast bronze oil lamp filler or cosmetic mortar, featuring a beautifully balanced hemispherical body with a deep rounded bowl and a flattened base. A long, channeled spout likely once adorned this objectnow lostwhile a finely shaped flat lobed handle and smaller decorative lateral lugs complete the functional yet elegant form. Objects of this typecharacterized by a small rounded bowl,