Lamp, 9th century, Attributed to Syria, probably Aleppo, Earthenware; molded, slipped and glazed, H. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm), Ceramics, The shallow open lamps previously used in the Middle East were replaced by deeper pinched bowls, imported from Greece in Hellenistic times. However, the low-relief decoration and green or honey-colored glazes are characteristic of the Roman pottery tradition
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Lamp, 9th century, Attributed, Syria, Aleppo, Earthenware, molded, slipped, glazed, H, 2 5/16, 5.9 cm, Ceramics, shallow, open, lamps, Middle East, replaced, deeper, pinched, bowls, imported, Greece, Hellenistic times, low-relief decoration, green, honey-colored glazes, characteristic, Roman pottery, tradition
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