Lamp

Unknown

7th–8th century · Earthenware; molded · 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

7th–8th century

Medium

Earthenware; molded

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of Miriam Schaar Schloessinger, 1961