Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0216-0173 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Syria | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1700s | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Metal: brass, silver | |
| Description | Brass lamp with silver inlay throughout body; Lamp has double spouted reservoir with cupped openings; Pierced lug at top opening, probably for hinged lid, now missing; Lug handle at back; Quotations from the Persian poet Hafiz (ca. 1315-1390) along both sides; Reservoir sits atop short stand with flat, round base; Entire lamp is decorated with shallow relief of floral and thatch motifs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.0, Max Diam = 5.8, Length = 12.4 | |