Polycandelon formed by an openwork disc with a cross pattée at its center. Six circular slots are perforated to accommodate glass lamps. Suspended by three chains, topped by a Byzantine cross. Bronze. Byzantine art, 6th - 7th century. Diameter: 26.5 cm Provenance : From a copy of the collectors' notes, acquired from Koutoulakis in Geneva in November 1963. Collection Nicole et Jean-Michel Thierry - lots 1 to 141.