{"product_id":"the-messapia-lamp","title":"Messapia Lamp — Pair","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eInspired by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003earulae\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e — the small altars of Magna Graecia, used across the Greek south of Italy for household libations and votive offerings, and set in sanctuaries, homes and tombs alike — these pieces reimagine an ancient ritual form as a base for light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe decoration draws on the wider Apulian idiom: the Hellenised ornament that flourished across ancient Apulia, where indigenous tradition met Greek taste. Against a deep, lustrous black ground, classical motifs — meanders, palmettes, laurel and rolling waves — are reserved in warm terracotta. We were captivated by a shape and a surface that feel equally at home in a curated contemporary setting and a collected traditional interior — timeless, quietly monumental, unmistakably Mediterranean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMessapia (from Greek Μεσσαπία – “(the place) amid waters”) is an ancient name for the region of Salento, in southern Apulia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAll our lamp bases are unique artistic creations, individually wheel-thrown and meticulously hand-decorated with archaeological precision by second-generation Apulian master potters, devoted to keeping alive an art inherited from their ancient predecessors. Because every stage is worked by hand, the forms and patterns carry slight irregularities — the faint wobble of a freehand meander, the gentle drift of a band — just as they would have 2,500 years ago. No two examples are ever identical, even when sold as a pair.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLamps will be fitted for the country of destination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePlease allow 3-6 weeks for completion and shipping. May be further customised at buyer's request.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight to top of the base: 23.5 cm \/ 9.25\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth: 21.5 cm \/ 8.5”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepth: 21.5 cm \/ 8.5”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peacock's Finest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56830401282374,"sku":null,"price":2600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/3138\/0550\/files\/155A53CE-E03E-4B7D-AE91-FC4F27CE7BB9.jpg?v=1782034813","url":"https:\/\/peacocksfinest.com\/products\/the-messapia-lamp","provider":"Peacock's Finest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}