Hanging Lamp in the Form of a Peacock
Unknown Artist
6th–7th century
Medium
Copper alloy, cast
Dimensions
Overall (Lamp only): 6 x 6 x 2 1/16 in. (15.2 x 15.2 x 5.3 cm) Overall (with object suspended): 14 5/8 x 6 x 2 1/16 in. (37.1 x 15.2 x 5.3 cm) cross on chain: 2 5/16 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. (5.9 x 2.8 x 1 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Copper alloy
Culture
Byzantine
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1961
Accession Number
61.111a, b
Tags
Peacocks