Oil lamp with dome-shaped lid surmounted by a bird

Details

• Title

  Oil lamp with dome-shaped lid surmounted by a bird

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (possible) (possible place of creation)

  Asia › Afghanistan (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  10th - 11th century (AD 901 - 1100)

• Material and technique

  brass, with openwork decoration

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › brass

• Technique index

  formed › cast;

  decorated › openwork

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  lighting equipment › lamp › oil-lamp

• Dimensions

  with lid 32 cm (height)
  without lid 14.5 cm (height)
  32.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, the Friends of the Ashmolean Museum and the Eric North Bequest Fund, 1983.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 31 | Islamic Middle East

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1983.27

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