Mid-8th C. Islamic Abbasid Stone Oil Lamp

Ancient Near East, Persia, Early to Middle Abbasid Caliphate era, ca. mid-8th to mid-10th century CE. A hand-carved stone oil lamp of a substantial form bearing a lengthy neck with a narrow wick spout on top. The octagonal body has a recessed fill hole surrounded by radiating grooves that were perhaps meant to hold a lid, and the stocky handle exhibits a broad perforation beneath a protruding thumb rest. Incised across the exterior surfaces of the body and neck are concentric linear motifs that create broad triangular and X-form motifs, and the upper periphery of the neck is adorned with evenly spaced notches. Size: 8.75" L x 2.4" W x 2.4" H (22.2 cm x 6.1 cm x 6.1 cm)

Provenance: ex-estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, acquired before 2000

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Condition Report: Light abrasions and nicks to handle, body, and neck, otherwise intact and very good. Smooth exterior surfaces and nice preservation to incised linear motifs.