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Source Description
Saucer-shaped lamps such as this have been used for illumination since ancient times. They were filled with sesame or mustard oil, and wicks were placed in the indentions of the rim. The introduction of kerosene lamps in the end of the 19th century made simple lamps such as this obsolete, although Yemeni Jews continued to use them as Sabbath lamps until the early 20th century.
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Document identity
localId
76629
label
Lamp
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
76629
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Lamp
description
Saucer-shaped lamps such as this have been used for illumination since ancient times. They were filled with sesame or mustard oil, and wicks were placed in the indentions of the rim. The introduction of kerosene lamps in the end of the 19th century made simple lamps such as this obsolete, although Yemeni Jews continued to use them as Sabbath lamps until the early 20th century.
provenance
Ahmed [local dealer], Ta'izz, Yemen; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, 1962, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
date
late 19th-early 20th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
lamps
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.9
height
21.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 9/16 x Diam: 8 5/8 in. (3.9 x 21.9 cm)
Source extras
med
calcite-alabaster, brass
creator_ids
15549
collection_ids
SAY
exhibition_ids
2002
3181
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
8159006e38c6158d