Standing Lamp with Running Dogs
Unknown
5th–6th century · Copper alloy, cast · Medieval Art
Lamps with flat bases were designed to be set on stands when lit. This lamp with its running hounds may refer to a favorite aristocratic pastime, the hunt.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 5th–6th century
- Medium
- Copper alloy, cast
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Credit line
- Dodge Fund, 1962
