antique vessel lamp - Anatolia No. 7

Once upon a time …

there was a vessel that stood in the corner of an old courtyard in Anatolia. Filled with oil, honey or water, it absorbed the warmth of the days and the cool of the nights. The circular hand-carved ornaments gave the clay its rhythm – quiet traces of work, use and time.

The patina remains, the sound of earth as well. Today, this ancient vessel carries a shade of natural linen – and holds the light as gently as it once held the oil.

• origin: Anatolia, Turkey
• age: c1800
  
• material: earthenware (fired clay), handcrafted quality linen from Belgium
  
• original use: storage of olive oil, honey, water, wine
• pot: h 69cm, dia 45cm
• shade: 70/27/34cm (dia bottom/top and height)