Lamp

ca. 1100-1400 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lamp, red earthenware, of compressed cylindrical form with short wiasted neck and applied spout, covered in a splashed copper-green glaze.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, glazed
Brief description
Lamp, earthenware, covered in a splashed copper green glaze, Egypt, 1100-1400. Found in Fustat ( Old Cairo)
Physical description
Lamp, red earthenware, of compressed cylindrical form with short wiasted neck and applied spout, covered in a splashed copper-green glaze.
Dimensions
  • Conversion height: 2.53cm
  • Length: 6.67cm
Credit line
Given by Major W.J. Myers
Collection
Accession number
1727-1897

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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