Lamp
500-800 CE
Description
Pale orangish-buff fabric with traces of medium-orange slip. Many traces of a white, powdery substance also adhere to portions of the lamp. Flat base slightly recessed and surrounded by a ridge. Underside of pear-shaped reservoir curves outward at base and then its sides continue upward flaring with little curve. Mold join visible at rim and some chipping along this join. Broad rim with a large zone decorated in relief. Design is a square surrounded by three-quarters of a circle, with lines, dots, and tongues inside square and circle. Large filling hole in center of this design, surrounded by two narrow ridges. No real discus. Elongated nozzle continues from rim. Charring and chipping on nozzle. Cross design above wick hole. Tall, unpierced, triangular lug handle.
Dimensions
4.7 x 6 x 10.3 cm (1 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 4 1/16 in.)
Provenance
Gift of Hesperia Art, 1965, given with purchase of Aeneas Olpe (TL39339.2). Said to have been found in Palestine.
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