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 tall, narrow glass vessel with a rounded flared rim, made of translucent green glass showing many small bubbles and surface irregularities, with a slightly darker green band near the top and a pale green body that becomes a deeper green toward the tapered base, featuring a few faint swirl patterns and areas of subtle discoloration.
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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 tall, narrow glass vessel with a rounded flared rim, made of translucent green glass showing many small bubbles and surface irregularities, with a slightly darker green band near the top and a pale green body that becomes a deeper green toward the tapered base, featuring a few faint swirl patterns and areas of subtle discoloration.

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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 tall narrow glass vessel rounded flared rim translucent green glass showing small bubbles surface irregularities slightly darker green band near top pale green body becomes deeper green tapered base featuring faint swirl patterns areas subtle discoloration.

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