Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0216-0098 | |
| Category | Lamps; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | North Africa | |
| Country | Morocco | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Fez | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Clay; Glaze | |
| Description | Oil lamp with deep, round bowl-shaped drip saucer with central cylindrical support for oval reservoir whose rim is folded inward from two sides to form long, narrow wick channel; Very heavy cylindrical handle is attached to rim of reservoir, rises above its rim and then curves downward and is attached to side of drip saucer; Interior and exterior surfaces are coated with green glaze; Label on bottom reads “North Africa.” | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.5, Width = 10.3, Length = 13.3 | |