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Eternal Egypt: Round Oil Lamp
A round oil lamp with one mouthpiece, it has an opening in the middle to fill in the oil. On its shaft there are oblong protrusions and on the mouthpiece are grape designs.
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Eternal Egypt: Support for Lamp
The floor lamp, with a papyrus-shaped wooden support, was found in the funerary chamber, in the corridor of the tomb of Kha.
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Eternal Egypt: Almond Shaped Lamp
This almond-shaped lamp has an opening for oil in the center that is surrounded by circular ridges.
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Eternal Egypt: Oil Lamp of Copper
This oil lamp is made of copper. It has a movable lid and a handle that looks like a cross inside a crescent.
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Eternal Egypt: Lamp Handle of Isis
The handle of a large-sized faience lamp depicts the goddess Isis, the faithful wife and the kind mother. She is nursing her son Harpocrates, also known as Horus.
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Eternal Egypt: Lamp With Man's Head
This lamp has a picture of the upper part of a man in the center. His head is turned left and the clothes and head are portrayed in lines.
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Eternal Egypt: Lamp With a Round Body
A lamp with a round body and a conical base that diminishes in size to the point at which it is attached to the body. The body is decorated with three ornamental shapes that are attached by means of rivets. The shapes are those of frogs,...
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Eternal Egypt: Lamp in Shape of a Turtle
This lamp is a statue of a turtle. The handle is round with a circular hole and ornaments on the sides.
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Eternal Egypt: Lamp With Frog Decoration
The body of this lamp is round and has the hind legs of a frog with the opening for the oil in the middle surrounded by a raised edge.
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Eternal Egypt: Lamp Decorated With Centaur
A centaur, a mythological creature with the body of a horse and the head and torso of a human, is painted on the lamp and the sides are decorated with triangles. The lamp has two openings for oil and a solid handle, which is partly broken.
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Eternal Egypt: Lamp With Picture of a Cock
This lamp has a picture in the center of a cock, who is looking to the left.
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Eternal Egypt: Mosque Lamp of Prince Salar
This mosque lamp is decorated with Mamluk Naskh inscription border on a blue background, including the name and titles of Prince Salar.
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Eternal Egypt: Almond Shaped Lamp With Bird
On this almond-shaped lamp, a bird's body is stretched horizontally over the body of the lamp.
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Eternal Egypt: Almond Shaped Lamp With Cock
This almond-shaped lamp is decorated with a centrally placed cock in an upright posture. It has two openings for oil.
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Eternal Egypt: Mosque Lamp of Sultan Hassan
This mosque lamp is decorated with stylized foliage containing Naskh inscription, a Qur'anic verse from the Surat "Al-Nur"(Al-Nur), The Light, and blazons.
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Eternal Egypt: Mosque Lamp of Sultan Hassan
This mosque lamp, traced to the Sultan Hassan, is made of glass overlaid with enamel and decorated with lotus flowers.
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Eternal Egypt: Mosque Lamp of Sultan Hassan
This mosque lamp is made of glass and overlaid with enamel. It has the shape of a vase. The shaft is decorated with floral and Mamluk Naskh inscription.
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Eternal Egypt: Mosque Lamp of Sultan Hassan
This mosque lamp is decorated with stylized foliage containing Naskh inscription, a Qur'anic verse from the Surat "Al-Nur" (Al-Nur), The Light, and blazons.
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Eternal Egypt: Mosque Lamp of Sultan Hassan
A mosque lamp made of glass with mina is formed in three parts: the neck, the shaft and the base. The neck is inscribed with blue Naskh calligraphy contains a verse from the "Surah Al Nour"(Surat Al-Nur), The Light, and the name of...
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Eternal Egypt: Oil Lamp in Shape of a Horse
This lamp has a round base, the oil tank is pear-shaped; the opening for the wick has a slight inward turned rim. The bulbous lid is topped by a knob and is held to the oil tank by a hinge.
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Eternal Egypt: Mosque Lamp of Prince Shaykhu
This mosque lamp with the name of Prince Shaykhu is decorated with Naskh inscription containing a Qur'anic verse from the Surah "Al Nour" of the Light.
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Eternal Egypt: Mosque Lamp of Sultan Qaitbay
This mosque lamp is made of glass and overlaid with enamel and decorated with Mamluk Naskh inscriptions containing the name and titles of the sultan.
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Eternal Egypt: Mosque Lamp of Sultan Shaaban
This mosque lamp is decorated with a Mamluk Naskh inscription border with the name and titles of Sultan Shaaban and several small flower designs.
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Eternal Egypt: Hanging Lamp With Inscriptions
This round lamp has a curved neck and bears three inscriptions in Arabic.