Lighting DevicesIslamic9th-10th century
Lamp
800-1000
Description
Wheel made lamp. Low, flat, round base. Walls curve around to create a shallow, pancakey reservoir. Flat rim with wide, circular filling hole. Long, thin nozzle with open channel connecting filling hole to tip of nozzle. Loop handle rises above rim. Unable to determine color of fabric. Deep green vitreous glaze, beginning to deteriorate to irridescent in spots. Charring at tip of nozzle. Some grey accretion on handle and underside of body.
Dimensions
5.7 x 10.7 x 6.6 cm (2 1/4 x 4 3/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
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