QUICK FACTS
Name: Hanging lamp in the form of a sandaled right foot
What it is: A bronze oil lamp
Where it is from: Syria (Byzantine Empire)
When it was made: Fifth century
People in the Byzantine Empire liked to make bronze lamps in many shapes, but this foot-shaped lamp is rare.
(Image credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public Domain)
Kristina Killgrove is a staff writer at Live Science with a focus on archaeology and paleoanthropology news. Her articles have also appeared in venues such as Forbes, Smithsonian, and Mental Floss. Kristina holds a Ph.D. in biological anthropology and an M.A. in classical archaeology from the University of North Carolina, as well as a B.A. in Latin from the University of Virginia, and she was formerly a university professor and researcher. She has received awards from the Society for American Archaeology and the American Anthropological Association for her science writing.
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