Oil lamp, deposit provenance, Islamic art, Arabic culture, functional ceramics, Arabic pottery, oil lamp used in everyday life in the Middle East; 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; height 3.3 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 9.8 cm., An aged, rounded object with a textured, worn surface sits against a solid gray background and shows a mix of colors including beige, brown, dark gray, and hints of black; the object has a raised central point and irregular indentations and grooves around its upper edge, with patches of lighter and darker areas creating a mottled appearance, and the lower portion tapers slightly ...
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Oil lamp, deposit provenance, Islamic art, Arabic culture, functional ceramics, Arabic pottery, oil lamp used in everyday life in the Middle East; 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; height 3.3 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 9.8 cm., An aged, rounded object with a textured, worn surface sits against a solid gray background and shows a mix of colors including beige, brown, dark gray, and hints of black; the object has a raised central point and irregular indentations and grooves around its upper edge, with patches of lighter and darker areas creating a mottled appearance, and the lower portion tapers slightly and rests on a reflective surface that produces a soft mirrored image of the object below.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Oil lamp deposit provenance Islamic art Arabic culture functional ceramics Arabic pottery oil lamp everyday life Middle East 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 oil lamp according typology Kubiak Fustat 9th–11th century lamps Umayyad contexts late 7th–8th century 2nd half 7th–8th century Syro-Palestine height 3.3 cm width 11.0 cm depth 9.8 cm aged rounded object textured worn surface sits solid gray background mix colors beige brown dark gray hints black object raised central point irregular indentations grooves upper edge patches lighter darker areas creating mottled appearance lower portion tapers slightly rests reflective surface produces soft mirrored image .

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