Early Islamic Stone Oil Lamp bilum with a six-sided rounded base

with a six-sided rounded base and faint verification mark of a seven-rayed star on the front

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Early Islamic Stone Oil Lamp bilum with a six-sided rounded baseNishapur, c. 9001200 AD, North East Iran A superb and unusually weighty Early Islamic oil lamp, expertly hand carved from stone, reflecting both the utilitarian purpose and artistic sensibility of the period. The lamp features a solid cylindrical body centered by a recessed fill hole, its surface embellished with radiating chiseled grooves that draw the eye outward in a sunburst like pattern. A lengthy neck rises to a narrow wick spout, balanced by a