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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1917.133
Title
Lamp
Classification
Lighting Devices
Work Type
lighting device
Date
800-1000
Period
Islamic period
Culture
Islamic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292544

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
5.3 x 11.4 x 7.8 cm (2 1/16 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip M. Lydig
Accession Year
1917
Object Number
1917.133
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Wheel made lamp. Slightly raised round base. Open, dish-shaped body, taller at nozzle end. Dish edge curves inward. Pinched nozzle. High loop handle.

Orange fabric with vitreous lightish-green glaze. Charring at tip of nozzle. Several chips on surface.

Verification Level

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