Lamp

Unknown

9th century · Earthenware; molded, slipped and glazed · Islamic Art

The shallow open lamps previously used in the Middle East were replaced by deeper pinched bowls, imported from Greece in Hellenistic times. However, the low-relief decoration and green or honey-colored glazes are characteristic of the Roman pottery tradition. These lamps burned olive oil through a fiber wick.

Artist

Unknown

Date

9th century

Medium

Earthenware; molded, slipped and glazed

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1919