Caption

Oil lamp, oil lamp, utility ceramics, Arabic ceramics, Egyptian ceramics, Islamic art, Islamic culture, Arabic culture, everyday life in the Middle East, 8th–9th century, Egypt place of origin, height 9.4 cm, width 5.7 cm, depth 4.1 cm, A small, rounded clay object with an irregular, weathered surface in shades of yellow, beige, tan, and hints of brown sits against a smooth gray background; the object has a shallow central depression, a protruding spout-like feature with a darker grayish-brown interior, and a small raised knob on top, and its underside and front are visible along with a muted reflection below it showing similar yellow and beige tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_088

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Rights managed

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55.3Mb (592.8Kb) / 16.1in x 13.4in / 4821 x 4012 (300dpi)

Keywords

Oil lamp oil lamp utility ceramics Arabic ceramics Egyptian ceramics Islamic art Islamic culture Arabic culture everyday life Middle East 8th–9th century Egypt place origin height 9.4 cm width 5.7 cm depth 4.1 cm small rounded clay object irregular weathered surface shades yellow beige tan hints brown sits smooth gray background object shallow central depression protruding spout- feature darker grayish-brown interior raised knob top underside front visible muted reflection showing beige tones.