Вст. 103122 М-4554
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Metal · Church plate
Oil lamp, lower part
The oil lamp is made of gold-toned metal. The fragment is shaped, round in cross-section. The body is spherical, with "teeth," an engraved "band," and openwork stylized leaves, finishing in a shaped finial. Full description
- Date
- 19th century
- Material
- Metal
- Technique
- Stamping, soldering, engraving
- Dimensions
- h - 10.5 cm, d - 8.5 cm
Description
The oil lamp is made of gold-toned metal. The fragment is shaped, round in cross-section. The body is spherical, with "teeth," an engraved "band," and openwork stylized leaves, finishing in a shaped finial.
The lower part of the oil lamp belonged to the pre-war collection of the Sloboda Ukraine Museum named after H. S. Skovoroda. During the Second World War it was evacuated and returned to Kharkiv in November 1944.
Note: the oil lamp is a small traditional lamp with a flame, used during religious rites and before icons. In churches, oil lamps are lit during services, feasts, and prayers. A lit lamp reminds the faithful that God is the true Light, which dispels the darkness of evil, sin, and despair.
Record
- Inventory number
- М-108
- Title
- Oil lamp, lower part
- Collection group
- Metal · Church plate
- Projects
- Church Antiquities
- Date
- 19th century
- Material
- Metal
- Technique
- Stamping, soldering, engraving
- Dimensions
- h - 10.5 cm, d - 8.5 cm
- Digitisation
- Project “Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities”, 2026
- Tradition
- Orthodoxy
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