Oil lamp with vegetal scroll

Details

• Title

  Oil lamp with vegetal scroll

• Associated people

  American Research Center in Egypt (established 1948) (excavator)

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt › Cairo › Cairo › Fustat (place of excavation)

  Africa › Egypt (probable) (probable place of creation)

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

• Date

  8th - 9th century AD (AD 701 - 900)

• Material and technique

  earthenware, with moulded decoration

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware

• Technique index

  formed › moulded

• Object type

  lighting equipment › lamp › oil-lamp

• Dimensions

  4.5 x 9.6 x 7 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by the American Research Center in Egypt, 1974.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1974.30

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