Keywords: Byzantine - Lamp with the Raising of Lazarus - Walters 482637 - Three Quarter.jpg An enshrouded Lazarus stands in the doorway of his tomb following his resurrection Possessing an image of the Raising of Lazarus expressed the central Christian belief in resurrection and also served to ward off death itself The repetition of this scene on other bowls and lamps shows that molds were used for an early form of mass production century 5 Late Antique terracotta cm 5 6 7 9 13 3 accession number 48 2637 21424 Constantin A Marinescu Fortuna Fine Arts Ltd New York by purchase Walters Art Museum 1990 by purchase Museum purchase 1990 place of origin Tunisia Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman art in the Walters Art Museum Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Decorative and applied arts of Byzantine Empire Art from Tunisia Ancient Roman oil lamps in the United States |