Name: Oil lamp
Provenance: Citadel of Mértola
Location: Islamic Museum of Mértola
Chronology: Late 12th century / first quarter of the 13th century
Description: A bronze oil lamp consisting of a globular chamber leading to a frustoconical nozzle. The lamp has a semi-circular handle, with a stylised lotus flower ornament, leading from the rim to the flat circular base.
Dimensions: Height 55mm; length 115mm; width 40mm
Bibliography: TORRES, Cláudio; MACIAS, Santiago (ed.) - Museu de Mértola : arte islâmica: guia do museu. Mértola: Campo Arqueológico de Mértola, 2003.
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