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A RARE SMALL LATE16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY IRON SANCTUARY LAMP. CIRCA 1600.

A RARE SMALL LATE16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY IRON SANCTUARY LAMP. CIRCA 1600.

THE FRONT WITH A SINGLE DOOR PIERCED WITH A CRUCIFIX AND THE SYMBOLS OF CHRIST WITH ANOTHER CRUCIFIX ABOVE. INSIDE ARE TWO CANDLE HOLDERS. THESE LAMPS WERE HUNG OUTSIDE CHURCHES SO THAT TRAVELLERS COULD SEEK REFUGE WITHIN THE CHURCH.
POSSIBLY CONTINENTAL.

12" HIGH X 5" DEEP X 5" WIDE.

STOCK NO 1441.