Oil lamp

Museum number:
9-16892
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3776
Description:
Oil lamp, bronze; wick gutter, three legs, exteneded flared handle with decoration, possibly vegetal motif, scallped flange. Heavily encrusted with corrosion. Wick gutter is very long. L. 18.5 cm
Donor:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Verbatim coll. place:
Iran, 11th century (fide R. Pinder-Wilson) compare to 9-1786
Collector:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Oil lamps
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-16892, described as Oil lamp, bronze; wick gutter, three legs, exteneded flared handle with decoration, possibly vegetal motif, scallped flange. Heavily encrusted with corrosion. Wick gutter is very long. L. 18.5 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-16892, described as Oil lamp, bronze; wick gutter, three legs, exteneded flared handle with decoration, possibly vegetal motif, scallped flange. Heavily encrusted with corrosion. Wick gutter is very long. L. 18.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-16892, described as Oil lamp, bronze; wick gutter, three legs, exteneded flared handle with decoration, possibly vegetal motif, scallped flange. Heavily encrusted with corrosion. Wick gutter is very long. L. 18.5 cm

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