Lot no. 392
COLLECTION OF SELJUK GLAZED TERRACOTTA OIL LAMPS
Ca. AD 1000 - 1200.
A collection of three glazed terracotta oil lamps, each with a globular body, long channelled spout, and vertical handle extending into an upright finial. One lamp is coated in a glossy brown glaze, while the other two are decorated in green, brown, and blue against a cream-coloured background.
For similar see: M. Erdem, CERAMIC WORKS IN SAHİP ATA FOUNDATION MUSEUM, Selcuk University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Ancient Tile Repairs, 2018, f. 6 and 7.; C. M. Henshaw, UCL PhD, Early Islamic Ceramics and Glazes
of Akhsiket, Uzbekistan, f. 3.12.
Size: 135-145mm x 75-80mm; Weight: 690g
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Antique art and decorative objects
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