Caption

Oil lamp, Islamic art, Islamic culture, Arabic culture, utility ceramics, Arabic ceramics, everyday life in the Middle East, Egyptian ceramics, 8th–9th century, Egypt place of origin, oil lamp, height 9.4 cm, width 5.7 cm, depth 4.1 cm, A roughly shaped object with a textured, worn surface rests on a reflective surface, showing a mirrored reflection below. The object is mostly yellow with patches of pale beige and muted brown, and small areas of darker grayish-brown near the narrower end. Its form includes a rounded, bulbous section that curves upward at one side and tapers to a pointed tip at the opposite side. The background is a uniform gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_085

License type

Rights managed

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55.3Mb (995.1Kb) / 16.1in x 13.4in / 4821 x 4012 (300dpi)

Keywords

Oil lamp Islamic art Islamic culture Arabic culture utility ceramics Arabic ceramics everyday life Middle East Egyptian ceramics 8th–9th century Egypt place origin oil lamp height 9.4 cm width 5.7 cm depth 4.1 cm roughly shaped object textured worn surface rests reflective surface showing mirrored reflection mostly yellow patches pale beige muted brown small areas darker grayish-brown near narrower form includes rounded bulbous section curves upward side tapers pointed tip opposite side background uniform gray.