Hanging Lamp with a Griffin’s Head, 4th–6th century, Byzantine, Copper alloy, Overall: 6 1/2 x 9 3/16 x 3 1/16 in. (16.5 x 23.3 x 7.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, This griffin, a mythical beast associated in the classical world with light and protection, was adapted for Christian use by placing on its side a variation of the Chi-Rho Christogram, the monogram for Christ’s name
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Hanging Lamp, Griffin, Head, 4th–6th century, Byzantine, Copper alloy, Overall, 6 1/2 x 9 3/16 3 1/16, 16.5 23.3 7.7 cm, Metalwork-Copper, griffin, mythical beast, associated, classical world, light, protection, adapted, Christian, placing, side, variation, Chi-Rho Christogram, monogram, Christ, name
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