Lamp

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Lamp

Creator

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Date
5th–6th century
Medium
Terracotta with green glaze
Culture
Islamic
Department
Implements
Institution
Getty Museum

Discus Iconography: The area between the filling-hole and the wick-hole has four raised V-shaped ridges. Description: Moldmade. Vertical conical knob handle. Almond-shaped body. From handle to nozzle, an almond-shaped ridge marked off by two grooves separates the striated shoulder from the discus area and encompasses a small wick-hole. Large central filling-hole edged by a raised ring. Nozzle at pointed end of the body. Almond-shaped raised base-ring; within, three long vertical parallel ridges.

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