Oil lamp, Islamic art, Arabic culture, Fatimid dynasty 909–1171, Arabic pottery, Egyptian pottery, utility pottery, oil lamp with traces of use, everyday life in the Middle East, 12th century, Egypt, height 3.4 cm, width 9.9 cm, depth 5.0 cm, A small clay object in shades of brown and tan sits against a pale gray background, shaped with a rounded body, a short cylindrical neck opening, and a tapered spout that darkens toward its tip; a curved handle with an oval hole rises from the rear, and the object casts a muted reflection on the glossy surface below, showing variations in texture and small rough spots on the clay.
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Oil lamp, Islamic art, Arabic culture, Fatimid dynasty 909–1171, Arabic pottery, Egyptian pottery, utility pottery, oil lamp with traces of use, everyday life in the Middle East, 12th century, Egypt, height 3.4 cm, width 9.9 cm, depth 5.0 cm, A small clay object in shades of brown and tan sits against a pale gray background, shaped with a rounded body, a short cylindrical neck opening, and a tapered spout that darkens toward its tip; a curved handle with an oval hole rises from the rear, and the object casts a muted reflection on the glossy surface below, showing variations in texture and small rough spots on the clay.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A24_075

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Oil lamp Islamic art Arabic culture Fatimid dynasty 909–1171 Arabic pottery Egyptian pottery utility pottery oil lamp traces everyday life Middle East 12th century Egypt height 3.4 cm width 9.9 cm depth 5.0 cm small clay object shades brown tan sits pale gray background shaped rounded body short cylindrical neck opening tapered spout darkens tip curved handle oval hole rises rear object casts muted reflection glossy surface showing variations texture small rough spots clay.

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