Oil lamp in the shape of a peacock, the filling of the reverser was made at the level of the tail of the animal, the wick had to leave under the head of the animal. The animal is mounted on a hollow coil base. The chest of the animal and the crest are decorated with blue glass pellets.
Metal ➔ Copper alloy ➔ Glass ➔ Metal ➔ Copper alloy ➔ Glass
Chronological period
Gallo-Roman [- 50 / 476]
Dimensions
H. 3.9 cm, l. 7.8 cm,
Bibliographie
Musée des beaux-arts et d’archéologie (Besançon), et Claire Stoulig, éd. De Vesontio à Besançon [exposition organisée par le] Musée des beaux-arts et d’archéologie. Neuchatel: Chaman Edition, 2006.
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