The transition from Late Roman/Early Christian
art to Byzantine art is a subtle one. The artistry of
blown glass, developed and mastered during the
Roman Empire in the first century B.C., continues
to have stylistic influences reminiscent of the
early masters. This stunning Byzantine lamp
hearkens back to its roots of Imperial Roman
glass. A tall slender body slowly opens to a
subtle curving rim, delicate in shape and
proportion. To gaze upon this soft green vessel,
its translucent beauty heightened through the
passage of time, is to imagine the soft ancient
flame that once flickered from within its elegant
body--a flame whose glow reaches beyond time
and space, touching each of us with its warm
spirited glow.
- (GF.0327)
|
