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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1917.132
Title
Lamp
Classification
Lighting Devices
Work Type
lighting device
Date
800-1000
Period
Islamic period
Culture
Islamic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292592

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
5.7 x 10.7 x 6.6 cm (2 1/4 x 4 3/16 x 2 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip M. Lydig
Accession Year
1917
Object Number
1917.132
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Wheel made lamp. Low, flat, round base. Walls curve around to create a shallow, pancakey reservoir. Flat rim with wide, circular filling hole. Long, thin nozzle with open channel connecting filling hole to tip of nozzle. Loop handle rises above rim.

Unable to determine color of fabric. Deep green vitreous glaze, beginning to deteriorate to irridescent in spots. Charring at tip of nozzle. Some grey accretion on handle and underside of body.

Verification Level

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