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Lamp

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The object is an old clay lamp. The body is tan and oval shaped. The left end tapers to a point. The right end has a small semicircular protrusion, similar to a tail. A circular hole is in the middle. There are raised lines on the body. The left side is discolored and blackened. The background is gray to white gradient, with the object casting a shadow to the right. The artist and title of the object are "Lamp".

Artwork details

Date:
before 1271
Medium:
Earthenware
Culture:
Syrian
Dimensions:
600 × 471 px
Museum record:
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