Byzantine Bronze Oil Lamp Filler or Cosmetic Mortar igbopeople while continuing to draw on

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Byzantine Bronze Oil Lamp Filler or Cosmetic Mortar igbopeople while continuing to draw onThe Byzantine Empire, c. 400900 AD Excellent early Byzantine cast bronze oil lamp filler or cosmetic mortar, featuring a beautifully balanced hemispherical body with a deep rounded bowl and a flattened base. A long, channeled spout likely once adorned this objectnow lostwhile a finely shaped flat lobed handle and smaller decorative lateral lugs complete the functional yet elegant form. Objects of this typecharacterized by a small rounded bowl,