Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog number |
92.9.2 |
Artist |
Unknown |
Title |
Single-Nozzle Oil Lamp with Stylized Bird Handle |
Date |
12th-13th Cent. |
Object Name |
Lamp |
Description |
This oil lamp more closely recalls prototypes from Classical antiquity. Round-bodied, with a round filling hole in the top, the lamp has an elongated spout with a spade-shaped termination. Two trefoil-shaped lug handles project from the sides of the body. In back is a vertical, rectangular handle with a small bird sitting on top, both its feet and its tail are attached to the handle itself. The lamp sits on a small ring base, giving it a squat and less-elegant proportion. |
Medium/Material |
Bronze |
Dimensions |
H-4.5 L-6.5 inches |
Year Range from |
1100 |
Year Range to |
1300 |
Exhibition and Publication History |
*The Grandeur of Islamic Art in Image and Object, GTM, February 13 - May 31, 2007. Lisa Brody, Co-Curator. *"Interwoven Worlds: Exploring Domestic and Nomadic Life in Turkey," GTM at Flushing Town Hall, March 9-April 29, 2012. A. Winter and A. Bauer, Curators. Exhibition in GTM: 'Wunderkammer II: Animalia,' 2024-2025 |
Culture |
Iranian/Seljuq period |