ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Lamp
Place CreatedAsia
CultureIslamic
Date7th-8th Century CE
MediumClay
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Max Schloessinger
Dimensions1 9/16 x 3 1/8 in. (4 x 8 cm)
Object number1964.026
Label TextThe slipper-shaped lamp, with molded decoration on the rim and nozzle, was characteristic of the Byzantine and Islamic periods.Exhibition HistoryA Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, February 15 - April 4, 1982
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - February 12, 2018
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, October 14, 2024 - Present
ProvenanceEx coll. Dr. Miriam Schaar Schloessinger (1880-1972), New York, New York, acquired from Mr. Harir, Tel Aviv, Israel, March 1939.
Status
On viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
7th-8th Century CE
7th-9th Century CE
12th-14th Century CE
6th-mid 7th Century CE
6th Century CE
6th Century CE
2300-2000 BCE
late 6th Century BCE
10th-11th Century CE
10th-11th Century CE
10th-11th Century CE
10th-11th Century CE
