Holy Land Pottery Oil Lamp textileart African Vodun: Art

African Vodun: Art

medieval ceramics

this robust tool fragment features a drilled socket at one end

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Holy Land Pottery Oil Lamp textileart African Vodun: ArtUmayyad Empire, Early Byzantine Period, c. 600800 AD, Holy Land This charming mold made terracotta oil lamp is a good example of the functional yet artistically significant lighting devices used throughout the Holy Land in antiquity. Featuring a pointed oval body, a prominent conical handle, and a large central filling hole (discus) framed by a pronounced rim, this lamp embodies the transitional artistic styles of the Early Byzantine and Umayyad