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Caption

Coptic. Lamp with Elaborate Handle, 5th–6th century C.E.. Bronze, 1 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. (4.2 x 8.6 cm) Handle: 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.133. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Culture

Coptic

Title

Lamp with Elaborate Handle

Date

5th–6th century C.E.

Period

Late Antique Period

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Bronze

Classification

Fire/Heat

Dimensions

1 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. (4.2 x 8.6 cm) Handle: 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.133

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