Oil lamp with turquoise glaze

Details

• Title

  Oil lamp with turquoise glaze

• Associated place

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

• Date

  9th - 10th century AD (AD 801 - 1000)

• Material and technique

  earthenware, with turquoise glaze

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware

• Technique index

  glazed

• Object type

  lighting equipment › lamp › oil-lamp

• Dimensions

  8.3 cm (height)
  at base 8.8 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Denis Wright, 2005.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2005.38

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