Oil lamp

Museum number:
9-20466
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4597
Description:
Oil lamp, cast bronze, one-burner; pear-shaped body on footed base; feline head Linial with round opening for mouth; pertoration below eyes: engraved floral and scroll design ; satellite ring around neck: Height 14.0 centimeters X Diameter 9.0 centimeters.
Donor:
Harriet Williams
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Verbatim coll. place:
Iran Unspecified
Culture or time period:
Iranian
Collector:
William Neufeld
Collection date:
1993
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Oil lamps
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-20466, described as Oil lamp, cast bronze, one-burner; pear-shaped body on footed base; feline head Linial with round opening for mouth; pertoration below eyes: engraved floral and scroll design ; satellite ring around neck: Height 14.0 centimeters X Diameter 9.0 centimeters.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-20466, described as Oil lamp, cast bronze, one-burner; pear-shaped body on footed base; feline head Linial with round opening for mouth; pertoration below eyes: engraved floral and scroll design ; satellite ring around neck: Height 14.0 centimeters X Diameter 9.0 centimeters.

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