Ancient Persian Khurasan Islamic Engraved Calligraphy Bronze Oil Lamp c.1200 Recently Added snowy winter landscape with sunset

snowy winter landscape with sunset

5 cm X 18 cm X 14 cm

a Pueblo adobe house to the background

the case is of unusually large size at 24

Ancient Persian Khurasan Islamic Engraved Calligraphy Bronze Oil Lamp c.1200 Recently Added snowy winter landscape with sunsetA 12th Century Islamic bronze oil lamp, Eastern Persia, Khurasan. The cast bronze body of compressed globular form, raised on a trumpet shaped foot, the hinged cover with a sculpted bird finial and there is a corresponding finial to the loop handle. The lamp having twin spots to receive two wicks and therefore two lights, the top of the lamp decorated with a band of calligraphy, the base with engraved decoration. There is oxidization to the surface