Bird-Shaped Oil Lamp
Object type: Oil lamp
Department: Islamic Art
Date: late 12th–early 13th century
Medium: Bronze; cast, engraved, inlaid with silver and copper
Dimensions: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
W. 11 13/16 in. (30 cm)
L. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
Classification: Metal
Geography: Attributed to    Iran Khurasan 
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts and Harvey and Elizabeth Plotnick Gifts, 2001
Accession year: 2001
Tags: Birds