Red pottery oil lamp. Byzantine Empire. 5th-6th century AD. An oil lamp is used to produce light continuously using an oil-based fuel source. The use of oil lamps began thousands of years ago and continues to this day. Red pottery oil lamp with geometric decoration in its shoulders and a male figure with a bunch of grapes in its discus. It has two pouring holes and one wick hole in its nozzle. A solid spikelike handle flattened on sides sits at the top of the lamp. A raised ridge encircles the discus and extends outwards around the nozzle hole, forming a broad channel on the rounded spout. Provenance: Purchased by the current owner to a Spanish private collector (P. T.; 1980s). The Supplier warrants that he obtained this lot legally. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days. Important: For destinations out of Spanish territory: all our objects will be shipped after obtaining CERTIFICATE OF EXPORTATION by Ministry of Culture of Spain. We inform our clients that it may take between 4-8 weeks.