Lamp, Islamic art, Arabic culture; metal oil lamp with Arabic inscriptions and geometric ornament. Cover decorated with a star motif. Disc base with seven holes for glass sleeves glass oil containers missing. 19th–20th century, Damascus, Syria. Height 40 cm; diameter 32 cm; weight 2.4 kg., A hanging metal lantern suspended by a group of chains, with a hooked top and three long linked chains converging at the hook, the chains and metal are brass-colored and aged, the lantern has a domed, perforated upper section with intricate geometric and floral openwork in brass tones, a decorative finial atop the dome with brass coloring, a circular rim below the dome with engraved patterns in a similar brass hue, and a skirt of several cylindrical, pierced pendants at the bottom that show darker copper and bronze tones; the background is a neutral light gray.
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Lamp, Islamic art, Arabic culture; metal oil lamp with Arabic inscriptions and geometric ornament. Cover decorated with a star motif. Disc base with seven holes for glass sleeves glass oil containers missing. 19th–20th century, Damascus, Syria. Height 40 cm; diameter 32 cm; weight 2.4 kg., A hanging metal lantern suspended by a group of chains, with a hooked top and three long linked chains converging at the hook, the chains and metal are brass-colored and aged, the lantern has a domed, perforated upper section with intricate geometric and floral openwork in brass tones, a decorative finial atop the dome with brass coloring, a circular rim below the dome with engraved patterns in a similar brass hue, and a skirt of several cylindrical, pierced pendants at the bottom that show darker copper and bronze tones; the background is a neutral light gray.

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Lamp Islamic art Arabic culture metal oil lamp Arabic inscriptions geometric ornament Cover decorated star motif Disc base seven holes glass sleeves glass oil containers missing 19th–20th century Damascus Syria Height 40 cm diameter 32 cm weight 2.4 kg hanging metal lantern suspended group chains hooked top three long linked chains converging hook metal brass-colored aged lantern domed perforated upper section intricate geometric floral openwork brass tones decorative finial atop dome brass coloring circular rim engraved patterns brass hue skirt several cylindrical pierced pendants bottom darker copper bronze tones background neutral light gray.

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