 IAA Number: 1997-3418
 | Object's Name: Menorah Handled
Period: Fatimid
Material: Glass
Site: Caesarea
Height: 7.2 cm
Diameter: 5.4 cm
Description: A small lamp of the mosque-lamp type made of cobalt blue glass. The
lamp has a ring base, globular body and a tapering neck. Three
attached handles are located between the neck and the shoulder. A
small tubular container for a wick is attached inside the lamp. This
type of lamp serves as the prototype for the large glass mosque lamp
from the Mamluk period. The lamp is covered with white enamel-like
weathering .The lamp is intact
Bibliography: Lester, A., Arnon, Y. Polak, R. 1999. The Fatimid Hoard from Caesarea: A Preliminary Report. In : (ed). Barrucand, M. LEGYPTE FATIMIDE son art et son histoire. Paris, 233-248, Fig. 5h.
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