Lamp

Description

Lamp of ground quartz and clay with a transparent turquoise alkaline glaze, moulded in form of a stylised ibex head: Middle East, Iran, Rayy type, late 12th to early 13th century

Museum reference

A.1976.335

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Lamp

Production information

Rayy, Iran, West Asia

Date

Late 12th - early 13th century

Style / Culture

Rayy

Materials

Ceramic

Physical description

Ground quartz and clay with a transparent turquoise alkaline glaze; moulded in form of a stylised ibex head

Exhibitions

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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