Caption

Lamp, repossession Zabkowice Slaskie, Egypt, Coptic art, antiquity, oil lamp, Middle Ages. 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. 5th/6th century, Egypt, oil lamp, height 10 cm, width 7.1 cm, A small, worn clay object resembling a shallow vessel with two openings and an attached loop is shown against a plain gray background; the surface has an uneven, pitted texture with a pattern of recessed squares on one side, and the colors visible include beige, tan, light brown, gray, and hints of darker brown.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_251

License type

Rights managed

Available size

72.7Mb (1.1Mb) / 20.0in x 14.1in / 6000 x 4236 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lamp repossession Zabkowice Slaskie Egypt Coptic art antiquity oil lamp Middle Ages 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 5th 6th century height 10 cm width 7.1 cm small worn clay object resembling shallow vessel two openings attached loop shown plain gray background surface uneven pitted texture pattern recessed squares side colors visible include beige tan light brown gray hints darker brown.