Two Sabbath oil lamps ("mesrejeh"). Yemen, [19th century?].
Marble, chiseled; iron handle.
Two oil lamps shaped like round dishes with elevated, serrated rims. The rim of the larger lamp is also notched; the smaller lamp has four functional notches or grooves in the rim, intended specifically for oil wicks. The smaller lamp has a metal handle, screwed into a knob at the center of the oil pan, for carrying and suspension.
Diameter: 21 cm; 18 cm. Good condition. Fractures. Smaller lamp missing handle for carrying and suspension.
Reference: The Yemenites, Two Thousand Years of Jewish Culture, pp. 172-73.