Ceramic oil lamp decorated with the silphium motif, Erythron – Al Athrun, Byzantine period, 12 x 8 cm.

Oil lamps and moulds: Ceramics, metal (bronze, silver). Rounded bodies with a hole on the top and in the nozzle, may have a lug. Geometric and floral motifs (beading, rosette, silphium plant) or may have inscriptions.

Mosque lamps: Glass, glazed ceramic. May have a straight or round bulbous body with flared top and several branches.