Caption

Oil lamp, unknown Palestinian workshop. Oval lamp with conical handle. Large olive opening occupying virtually the entire surface of the disc. Arms decorated with branches. Burner channel and wick opening bounded by a convex shaft; the channel decorated with a six-leafed palm branch, interpreted in the context of Byzantine Jerusalem workshops as a schematic representation of a menorah. Oval, ring-shaped base decorated in the center with a six-pointed star Magen David / Seal of Solomon. On the outside of the ring-shaped base are three symmetrically placed palm branches—menorahs. The entire lamp is impressed from a mold. 7th–8th century, Syro-Palestine. Islamic art; Arabic culture. Oil lamp, height 3.4 cm, length 10.8 cm, width 6.9 cm., An oval, shallow ceramic object with a central round opening and a tapered spout, showing textured carved patterns along its surface; the object appears worn with rough, pitted areas and a small knob-like protrusion near one edge. The visible colors include beige, tan, light brown, darker brown, and touches of black, set against a smooth light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_219

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Rights managed

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67.0Mb (1.8Mb) / 18.7in x 13.9in / 5604 x 4179 (300dpi)

Keywords

Oil lamp unknown Palestinian workshop Oval lamp conical handle Large olive opening occupying virtually entire surface disc Arms decorated branches Burner channel wick opening bounded convex shaft channel decorated six-leafed palm branch interpreted context Byzantine Jerusalem workshops schematic representation menorah Oval ring-shaped base decorated center six-pointed star Magen David Seal Solomon outside ring-shaped base three symmetrically placed palm branches menorahs entire lamp impressed mold 7th–8th century Syro-Palestine Islamic art Arabic culture height 3.4 cm length 10.8 cm width 6.9 cm oval shallow ceramic object central round opening tapered spout showing textured carved patterns surface object worn rough pitted areas small knob- protrusion near edge visible colors include beige tan light brown darker brown touches black set smooth light gray background.