Oil lamp, Islamic art, Arabic culture, 12th century Egypt; Arabic pottery utility oil lamp used in everyday life in the Middle East; height 6.0 cm, width 10.4 cm, depth 5.5 cm, A small green ceramic vessel with a glossy finish sits on a reflective surface against a pale gray background, showing a rounded body, a short narrow neck with a flared rim, and a broken spout-like extension; the glaze is mostly olive to dark green with areas of lighter green and small patches of exposed reddish-brown clay at damaged edges, and the reflection of the vessel appears below it on the surface.
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Oil lamp, Islamic art, Arabic culture, 12th century Egypt; Arabic pottery utility oil lamp used in everyday life in the Middle East; height 6.0 cm, width 10.4 cm, depth 5.5 cm, A small green ceramic vessel with a glossy finish sits on a reflective surface against a pale gray background, showing a rounded body, a short narrow neck with a flared rim, and a broken spout-like extension; the glaze is mostly olive to dark green with areas of lighter green and small patches of exposed reddish-brown clay at damaged edges, and the reflection of the vessel appears below it on the surface.

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Oil lamp Islamic art Arabic culture 12th century Egypt Arabic pottery utility oil lamp everyday life Middle East height 6.0 cm width 10.4 cm depth 5.5 cm small green ceramic vessel glossy finish sits reflective surface pale gray background showing rounded body short narrow neck flared rim broken spout- extension glaze mostly olive dark green areas lighter green small patches exposed reddish-brown clay damaged edges reflection vessel surface.

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