Lamp
ca. 1100-1300 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Lamp, buff earthenware, of baluster shape with trumpet-shaped mount, long projecting spout, and spreading foot ring with a small loop handle, coveres with an opaque turquoise glaze.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, glazed |
| Brief description | Lamp, earthenware, pedestal foot, covered in a turquoise glaze, Egypt, 1100-1300. Found in Fostat (Old Cairo) |
| Physical description | Lamp, buff earthenware, of baluster shape with trumpet-shaped mount, long projecting spout, and spreading foot ring with a small loop handle, coveres with an opaque turquoise glaze. |
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| Credit line | Given by Major W. J. Myers |
| Production | Found in Fostat |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1790-1897 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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