Minneapolis Institute of Art

Stone oil lamp

Persia (Iran)

Date

9th–10th century

Medium

Steatite, carved

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This type of oil lamp was common in medieval Nishapur, Iran. Made of a soft stone that is easy to carve, it has a cubic shape with four feet. The thin wall of the circular oil well is surrounded by deeply carved flanges that appear Y-shaped in cross section, which gives the lamp a deocrative, organic appearance. Asia

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