Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog number |
57.50 |
Artist |
Unknown |
Title |
Oil lamp with bird finial |
Date |
1200-1300 |
Object Name |
Lamp |
Description |
Set on a trumpet-shaped, octagonal foot, this lamp has an elongated body and flaring spout. The oval loop handle in the rear of the lamp is surmounted by a small bird. The keyhole-shaped opening in the top of the body, used for filling the lamp with oil, originally would have had a hinged lid, possibly with a second small bird on top (as known from other surviving examples of such lamps); part of the hinge is visible on the rim. Seljuq period, 13th century AD |
Medium/Material |
Bronze |
Dimensions |
H-6 W-6 inches |
Year Range from |
1200 |
Year Range to |
1300 |
Exhibition and Publication History |
*"The Queens College Art Collection," 1960, #205. *"Director's Choice, Part I," G-TM, 4/17-6/1/02. A. Winter, Curator. *"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, A. Bauer, Curators. |
Culture |
Iranian/Seljuq period |