Caption

Oil lamp, Persian/Islamic art, oil lamp for lighting with birds, geometric motifs, palmettes; lamp with a side decorative shaft, stylized medallion and palmette finial. 19th–20th century, Central Asia, / Iran, height 45.5 cm, diameter 15.5 cm., A round, shallow metal dish with a pointed protrusion at the top is shown upright, revealing a textured, worn interior surface in a brass-like golden color; in front of it lies an ornate flat metal piece with openwork patterns and rounded protrusions, also in a similar golden-brass color with darker patina and worn edges, all set against a smooth light gray background with reflections visible beneath the objects.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_208

License type

Rights managed

Available size

78.9Mb (1.4Mb) / 17.5in x 17.5in / 5250 x 5250 (300dpi)

Keywords

Oil lamp Persian Islamic art oil lamp lighting birds geometric motifs palmettes lamp side decorative shaft stylized medallion palmette finial 19th–20th century Central Asia Iran height 45.5 cm diameter 15.5 cm round shallow metal dish pointed protrusion top shown upright revealing textured worn interior surface brass- golden color front lies ornate flat metal piece openwork patterns rounded protrusions also golden-brass color darker patina worn edges set smooth light gray background reflections visible beneath objects.