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 vessel with a rounded, boat-like body and a raised central handle, showing a textured diamond pattern on its upper surface; the vessel has two openings near the handle and an attached metal loop through the handle. The visible colors are beige, tan, light brown, and hints of gray, with darker spots of brown and subtle areas of off-white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_253

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Rights managed

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72.7Mb (1.0Mb) / 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 vessel rounded boat- body raised central handle showing textured diamond pattern upper surface vessel two openings near handle attached metal loop visible colors beige tan light brown hints gray darker spots brown subtle areas off-white.