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全部拍賣 / Ancient Art / Early medieval Bronze oil lamp filler - 104 mm
Early Medieval Bronze Oil Lamp Filler Culture / Period: Early Medieval Date / Period: 5th - 7th century A.D. Material: Bronze Dimensions: 104 mm Condition: Good condition No shipping outside the European Union. Due to complex export regulations concerning cultural goods, this item cannot be shipped outside the EU. Please ensure you have a delivery address within the European Union before placing a bid. Provenance information: Object Registration ID: 932 The current owner (S.N.J. S.) purchased the oil lamp filler from R.N. in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The previous owner, R.N. of Rotterdam, did not provide a date for when the object entered his collection. According to the previous owner, the object had previously formed part of a private collection in the Netherlands. The date and duration of this earlier ownership were not provided and remain unknown. No further information concerning the earlier ownership history of the object was available from the previous owner. Background Information: This bronze implement is identified as an early medieval oil lamp filler, a practical utensil intended for transferring oil into lamps. Its form incorporates a shallow circular reservoir or bowl with an elongated pouring spout and an extended decorative element. Such implements allowed relatively controlled handling of the oil required to maintain artificial lighting. Oil lamps remained important sources of illumination during Late Antiquity and the early medieval period, particularly in regions where Mediterranean and Late Roman traditions continued. Lighting equipment was used in domestic, ecclesiastical and other interior settings, making utensils associated with filling and maintaining lamps part of the practical material culture of daily life. The object belongs to an established tradition of cast bronze utensils inherited in part from the Roman and Late Antique world. Bronze was well suited to such implements because of its durability and its ability to be cast into both functional and decorative forms. Objects and manufacturing traditions circulated through regional and longer-distance networks linking communities around the Mediterranean and beyond. Dating to the 5th–7th century A.D., this piece belongs to the transitional centuries between Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages, when Roman traditions continued alongside developing regional cultures. As a practical implement associated with the maintenance of artificial light, it forms a tangible connection to everyday life and craftsmanship during this important period of historical transformation.
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