Lamp oil container, Islamic art; Arabic culture; glass oil lamp with cream enamel thread also at the bottom; 12th–15th century; Syria, or Egypt, — Middle East; height 12.0 cm, diameter 5.2 cm., A circular glass object viewed from above with a thick rim and a concave interior, primarily green in color with variations ranging from dark green at the rim to lighter, yellow-green tones toward the center; the glass surface shows swirling, wavy patterns and a few irregular bubbles and speckles, with subtle areas of translucence and cloudy texture, and the background is a pale off-white.
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Lamp oil container, Islamic art; Arabic culture; glass oil lamp with cream enamel thread also at the bottom; 12th–15th century; Syria, or Egypt, — Middle East; height 12.0 cm, diameter 5.2 cm., A circular glass object viewed from above with a thick rim and a concave interior, primarily green in color with variations ranging from dark green at the rim to lighter, yellow-green tones toward the center; the glass surface shows swirling, wavy patterns and a few irregular bubbles and speckles, with subtle areas of translucence and cloudy texture, and the background is a pale off-white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Lamp oil container 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 circular glass object viewed thick rim concave interior primarily green color variations ranging dark green rim lighter yellow-green tones center glass surface swirling wavy patterns irregular bubbles speckles subtle areas translucence cloudy texture background pale off-white.

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