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Lamp

Date

5th–6th century

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Islamic

Department

Implements

Institution

Getty Museum

Description: Moldmade. Vertical conical knob handle. Biconical slightly oval body with thin raised circular ring at midheight of lower half. Rising shoulder with a wide band marked off by thin ridges: two in the inner part with dots between them; two in the outer part with an irregular small zigzag-pattern between them. The shoulder-band is decorated with large zigzag-patterns, each consisting of three parallel raised lines. On the band section, flanking the handle, are numerous small horizontal raised lines with dots between them. Wide filling-hole with a raised collar surrounded by a deep groove. Nozzle channel with high vertical walls connecting groove around filling-hole to wick-hole; in this channel are two raised parallel lines. Raised circular foot, resting on base-ring; sunken area inside base decorated with irregular star-like pattern(?); raised button in center.

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