Oil lamp

Details

• Title

  Oil lamp

• Associated place

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

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

• Date

  9th - 11th century (AD 801 - 1100)

• Material and technique

  earthenware, with a dark purple glaze

• Object type

  lighting equipment › lamp › oil-lamp

• Dimensions

  11 cm approx. (width)
  8 cm approx. (depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Miss M. Comwall-Jones, 1984.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1984.621

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