Oil lamp, deposit provenance, Islamic art, Arabic culture, Arabic pottery, utilitarian pottery, everyday life in the Middle East, Egyptian pottery, oil lamp with traces of use, plant tendril decoration. Oval lamp with short burner channel surrounded by a shaft similar to the disc. Large oil hole occupying the entire surface of the disc. Arms decorated with plant tendrils. Conical handle. Ring-shaped base with a star in the center. 2nd half of the 7th–8th century, Syro-Palestine; height 3.4 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 8.0 cm., An irregular, roughly symmetrical object with a rounded, disk-like lower portion and a protruding, conical top sits centered against a flat, gray background; the object has a rough, textured surface in shades of beige, tan, and light brown with a few darker brown and black patches, and it casts a subtle reflection below on the glossy surface.
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Oil lamp, deposit provenance, Islamic art, Arabic culture, Arabic pottery, utilitarian pottery, everyday life in the Middle East, Egyptian pottery, oil lamp with traces of use, plant tendril decoration. Oval lamp with short burner channel surrounded by a shaft similar to the disc. Large oil hole occupying the entire surface of the disc. Arms decorated with plant tendrils. Conical handle. Ring-shaped base with a star in the center. 2nd half of the 7th–8th century, Syro-Palestine; height 3.4 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 8.0 cm., An irregular, roughly symmetrical object with a rounded, disk-like lower portion and a protruding, conical top sits centered against a flat, gray background; the object has a rough, textured surface in shades of beige, tan, and light brown with a few darker brown and black patches, and it casts a subtle reflection below on the glossy surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A02_250

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Oil lamp deposit provenance Islamic art Arabic culture Arabic pottery utilitarian pottery everyday life Middle East Egyptian pottery oil lamp traces plant tendril decoration Oval lamp short burner channel surrounded shaft disc Large oil hole occupying entire surface Arms decorated plant tendrils Conical handle Ring-shaped base star center 2nd half 7th–8th century Syro-Palestine height 3.4 cm width 11.0 cm depth 8.0 cm irregular roughly symmetrical object rounded disk- lower portion protruding conical top sits centered flat gray background object rough textured surface shades beige tan light brown darker brown black patches casts subtle reflection glossy surface.

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