Oil lamp, Islamic art, Arabic culture, Umayyad dynasty 661–750, Hisham II Umayyad caliph; 691–743, utility ceramics, Arabic ceramics, oil lamp used in everyday life in the Middle East, geometric ornament. Made of fine yellowish clay, modelled in a two-part mould; the upper part, with relief patterns, is decorated with rosette motifs arranged symmetrically among delicate dots. The entire composition at the edge of the lamp is surrounded by an ornamental band filled with a chevron pattern. 7th–8th century, found at Khirbat al-Mafjar. Height 3.2 cm, width 6.9 cm, length 11.0 cm., A small, rounded object with a textured, rough surface rests on a reflective surface, showing a mirror image below; the object is mainly beige and light brown with some darker brown spots, and the background and reflection area are shades of gray.
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Oil lamp, Islamic art, Arabic culture, Umayyad dynasty 661–750, Hisham II Umayyad caliph; 691–743, utility ceramics, Arabic ceramics, oil lamp used in everyday life in the Middle East, geometric ornament. Made of fine yellowish clay, modelled in a two-part mould; the upper part, with relief patterns, is decorated with rosette motifs arranged symmetrically among delicate dots. The entire composition at the edge of the lamp is surrounded by an ornamental band filled with a chevron pattern. 7th–8th century, found at Khirbat al-Mafjar. Height 3.2 cm, width 6.9 cm, length 11.0 cm., A small, rounded object with a textured, rough surface rests on a reflective surface, showing a mirror image below; the object is mainly beige and light brown with some darker brown spots, and the background and reflection area are shades of gray.

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Oil lamp Islamic art Arabic culture Umayyad dynasty 661–750 Hisham II Umayyad caliph 691–743 utility ceramics Arabic ceramics oil lamp everyday life Middle East geometric ornament fine yellowish clay modelled two-part mould upper part relief patterns decorated rosette motifs arranged symmetrically delicate dots entire composition edge lamp surrounded ornamental band filled chevron pattern 7th–8th century Khirbat al-Mafjar Height 3.2 cm width 6.9 cm length 11.0 cm small rounded object textured rough surface rests reflective surface showing mirror image object mainly beige light brown darker brown spots background reflection area shades gray.

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