A GHAZNAVID CARVED ALABASTER OIL LAMP WITH WINGED BEASTSAfghanistan, 11TH to 12TH century. The everted foot rising to a beak-shaped bowl with two openings, manually carved and chiseled with a winged beast on each side and further decorated with small circles and dots.Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, wear, weathering, nicks, and minor losses. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 755 g Dimensions: Length 14.5 cm, height 8.5 cm