Caption

Oil lamp, deposit provenance, Islamic art, Arabic culture, functional ceramics, Arabic pottery, oil lamp depicting everyday life in the Middle East; plant tendril decoration, traces of use. 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. Type A oil lamp according to the typology of Kubiak of Fustat 9th–11th century; similar lamps have been found in Umayyad contexts late 7th–8th century. 2nd half 7th–8th century, Syro-Palestine; oil lamp, height 3.3 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 9.8 cm., An aged shallow vessel with a rounded base and a narrow spout sits against a plain gray background; the object shows a weathered surface with a mix of beige, tan, brown, gray, and darker charcoal tones, with worn textured areas, chips, and rough patches, and a reflected image of the vessel below creating muted mirrored beige and gray tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_446

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.0Mb (1.5Mb) / 15.4in x 11.9in / 4618 x 3556 (300dpi)

Keywords

Oil lamp deposit provenance Islamic art Arabic culture functional ceramics Arabic pottery oil lamp depicting everyday life Middle East plant tendril decoration traces 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 Type according typology Kubiak Fustat 9th–11th century lamps Umayyad contexts late 7th–8th century 2nd half 7th–8th century Syro-Palestine oil lamp height 3.3 cm width 11.0 cm depth 9.8 cm aged shallow vessel rounded base narrow spout sits plain gray background object weathered surface mix beige tan brown gray darker charcoal tones worn textured areas chips rough patches reflected image vessel creating muted mirrored beige gray tones.