Caption

Oil lamp, Persian Islamic art, oil lamp for lighting with birds, geometric motifs, palmettes ornament; lamp with a side decorative shaft, stylized medallion, palmette finial. 19th–20th century, Central Asia, Iran, height 45.5 cm, diameter 15.5 cm., A metallic object with a vertical elongated arm and a shallow round dish at the base, shown against a light gray background; the object appears made of a brass or bronze metal with a dull golden-brown patina and areas of darker brown and greenish tarnish, the vertical arm is thin and irregular with a few small protrusions and a rounded knob near the middle where a horizontal element connects, the shallow dish is circular with a flat rim and a small triangular spout on one side, the metal surface shows scratches and worn spots and some darker patches inside the dish.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_202

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.1Mb (418.0Kb) / 8.4in x 20.0in / 2513 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Oil lamp Persian Islamic art oil lamp lighting birds geometric motifs palmettes ornament lamp side decorative shaft stylized medallion palmette finial 19th–20th century Central Asia Iran height 45.5 cm diameter 15.5 cm metallic object vertical elongated arm shallow round dish base shown light gray background object brass bronze metal dull golden-brown patina areas darker brown greenish tarnish vertical arm thin irregular small protrusions rounded knob near middle horizontal element connects shallow dish circular flat rim small triangular spout side metal surface scratches worn spots darker patches inside dish.