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CAS 0216-0050 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Chinese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
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| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Metal: bronze | |
| Description | Oil lamp with small jar-shaped reservoir with low shoulder and short, cylindrical neck with wide mouth; Elongated cylindrical wick spout with upturned distal end extends out from lower sides of reservoir; Reservoir and wick spout are supported on 4 short, fluted legs; Flattened handle rises above its attachment to reservoir rim, then curves downward and is attached at shoulder of reservoir; Sides of reservoir are decorated with incised geometric pattern; Neck of wick channel is incised with herringbone pattern; Two bird figures, one atop the other, are mounted at juncture of reservoir and wick channel. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.8, Width = 6.2, Length = 14.5 | |