Caption
Spirit lamp in the form of a two-winged dragon on a four-leaf oval base. Between the wings is a container; the mouth holds a hole for the wick and a side hole for pouring spirit. According to a catalogue entry, it is an oil lamp and a very old one. Because of the relatively large distance from the bottom of the container to the mouth, the burner could not be fired with oil which has poor capillarity; most likely the lamp was fired with spirit, and the container between the wings was used to hold cigarettes. 2nd half of the 19th century, Polesie. Materials: bronze. Dimensions: height 15.4 cm, width 20.8 cm, depth 10.5 cm. Maker: Roman Szewczykowski 1849–1901 attributed/unknown role., A sculpted metal object resembling a fantastical creature with a dragon-like head, open mouth, textured body, and a pair of ribbed wings, positioned on an irregular, cloud-like base; a flared, scalloped cup with a woven texture rises from the creature's back. The piece displays metallic tones of brown, bronze, and gold, with darker brown shadows and subtle greenish patina in places, set against a pale gray background.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A09_298
License type
Rights managed
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88.3Mb (1.7Mb) / 20.0in x 17.1in / 6000 x 5143 (300dpi)