Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar

Red varnished terracotta lamp most likely from the late 1st century to 2nd century CE. It is similar to types found in Roman North Africa. The lamp is almost completely circular an...

Mold made lamp. Material is soft, well-levigated light-gray clay with micaceous impurities. Has a reddish brown glaze. Nozzle is coated with carbon. Designed for suspension with tw...

Mold made lamp. Material is soft, well-levigated light-gray clay with micaceous impurities. Has a reddish brown glaze. Nozzle is coated with carbon. Designed for suspension with tw...

The niche in the center of this turquoise plaque references a mihrab—the marker within a mosque that signals the qibla, that is, the direction toward the city of Mecca. Muslims are...

Mold-made lamp with voluted nozzle, most of which is broken. The lamp stands on a circular, flat base. The shoulder is rounded, and the rim is small and plain with a single groove ...

Wheelmade lamp of the so-called cocked-hat type. Small bowl with two sides pinched together to form a wick rest. Narrow, low, unfinished base with string marks. Red-orange fabric ...