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| Keywords: South Arabian - Lamp - Walters 2163 - Interior.jpg Saucer-shaped lamps such as this have been used for illumination since ancient times They were filled with sesame or mustard oil and wicks were placed in the indentions of the rim The introduction of kerosene lamps in the end of the 19th century made simple lamps such as this obsolete although Yemeni Jews continued to use them as Sabbath lamps until the early 20th century late 19th-early 20th century calcite-alabaster brass cm 3 9 21 9 accession number 21 63 76629 Ahmed local dealer Ta'izz Yemen Giraud and Carolyn Foster Baltimore 1962 by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of Giraud and Carolyn Foster 2007 Faces of Ancient Arabia The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2008 place of origin Arabian Peninsula Walters Art Museum license South Arabian art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Saudi Arabia Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Mustard oil | ||||
