Caption

Lamp, Oval lamp made of yellow-gray clay with a high container and two handles, through which a bronze chain is strung for hanging the lamp. The high, sloping arms are decorated with a plastic ornament of a rectangular mesh. A channel running perpendicularly through the arms from the handle reaches the wick hole and surrounds it, creating a high rim. Oil lamp, Coptic art, Egypt, 5th–6th century, antiquity/Middle Ages, height 10 cm, width 7.1 cm., A worn, irregularly shaped object hangs against a plain gray background, showing a rough textured surface with carved or pitted indentations; the object is mostly tan and beige with areas of light brown, gray, and subtle darker brown speckles, and a small metal ring threaded through a hole at the top that appears dark gray to black.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_247

License type

Rights managed

Available size

72.7Mb (1.2Mb) / 20.0in x 14.1in / 6000 x 4236 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lamp Oval lamp yellow-gray clay high container two handles bronze chain strung hanging lamp high sloping arms decorated plastic ornament rectangular mesh channel running perpendicularly arms handle reaches wick hole surrounds creating high rim Oil lamp Coptic art Egypt 5th–6th century antiquity Middle Ages height 10 cm width 7.1 cm worn irregularly shaped object hangs plain gray background showing rough textured surface carved pitted indentations object mostly tan beige areas light brown gray subtle darker brown speckles small metal ring threaded hole top dark gray black.