Légende

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 is decorated in relief with rosette motifs arranged symmetrically among delicate dots, the composition at the rim 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, oval-shaped object with a textured, rough surface sits centered against a smooth gray background and is reflected faintly below; the object appears in shades of beige, tan, light brown, and pale gray, with a darker circular opening visible on one side and a small raised knob on the top, and the surface shows carved or incised markings and irregularities in color and texture.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A30_250

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68.4Mo (768.1Ko) / 50.8cm x 33.8cm / 6000 x 3987 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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 decorated relief rosette motifs arranged symmetrically delicate dots composition rim 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 oval-shaped object textured rough surface sits centered smooth gray background reflected faintly object shades beige tan light brown pale gray darker circular opening visible side raised knob top surface carved incised markings irregularities color texture.