Lamp oil container, deposit provenance, Islamic art, Arabic culture, glass oil lamp, cream enamel thread also at the bottom, 12th–15th century, Syria, Egypt, Middle East, height 12.0 cm, diameter 5.2 cm, A translucent green glass vessel with a rounded rim and a tapered pointed bottom, showing a few surface bubbles and a few areas of darker green and yellowish discoloration, with a thin raised horizontal band near the top and a subtle wavy applied decoration near the lower section; the background is a plain light gray.
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Lamp oil container, deposit provenance, Islamic art, Arabic culture, glass oil lamp, cream enamel thread also at the bottom, 12th–15th century, Syria, Egypt, Middle East, height 12.0 cm, diameter 5.2 cm, A translucent green glass vessel with a rounded rim and a tapered pointed bottom, showing a few surface bubbles and a few areas of darker green and yellowish discoloration, with a thin raised horizontal band near the top and a subtle wavy applied decoration near the lower section; the background is a plain light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Lamp oil container deposit provenance Islamic art Arabic culture glass oil lamp cream enamel thread also bottom 12th–15th century Syria Egypt Middle East height 12.0 cm diameter 5.2 cm translucent green glass vessel rounded rim tapered pointed showing surface bubbles areas darker green yellowish discoloration thin raised horizontal band near top subtle wavy applied decoration near lower section background plain light gray.

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