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Near East, Persia (Iran), Nishapur area, ca. 12th to 13th century CE. A pottery oil lamp in the distinctive Nishapur style, glazed in a beautiful iridescent pale turquoise. A small rounded handle projects from one side and a short spout from the other. The body of this lamp is made of finely ground quartz mixed with clay; this creates a white surface on which the artists can paint designs directly. The glaze is alkaline, with a copper base to give it its color. Such pieces may have been inspired by the blue and white glazed pottery that travelled the Silk Road from Tang Dynasty China, but the end result is clearly not just an imitation, but an entirely different, radical style developed in Nishapur. Size: 3.5" L x 2.25" W x 1.625" H (8.9 cm x 5.7 cm x 4.1 cm).

Provenance: private Los Angeles County, California, USA collection

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Age-commensurate surface wear, minor char marks and losses to wick spout, wear to glaze on one side, and earthen and mineral deposits.