Caption

Lamp, repossession Zabkowice Slaskie, Egypt, Coptic art, antiquity, oil lamps, 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, An off-white to beige clay oil lamp with a textured, grid-like pattern on its top surface and a rounded, hollow nozzle sits against a gray background, showing areas of darker brown and tan discoloration and surface pitting; a dark greenish-gray metal chain with verdigris and darker brown spots is looped through a hole at the lamp’s rear and extends outward ending in a twisted, hook-like metal piece with a greenish patina.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A19_255

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Rights managed

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

Keywords

Lamp repossession Zabkowice Slaskie Egypt Coptic art antiquity oil lamps 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 oil lamp height 10 cm width 7.1 cm off-white beige clay oil lamp textured grid- pattern top surface rounded hollow nozzle sits gray background showing areas darker brown tan discoloration surface pitting dark greenish-gray metal chain verdigris darker brown spots looped hole lamp’s rear extends outward ending twisted hook- metal piece greenish patina.