Antique Islamic Persian Seljuk Empire bronze lamp, 1037-1194 Genuine rare handcrafted Seljuk Islamic solid bronze oil lamp with falcon. Authentic, crudely handmade, without usual decorations, ancient Middle Eastern bronze oil lamp. That proves that 1000 years ago there was a market with a range of prices. Crude items - for lower prices and elaborated items - for a higher price, for the rich people. Height: 6" = 16 cm; Length: 6.5 inches = 16.5 cm Width: 3 inches = 7.5 cm; Weight: 16 oz. = 1 lb. = 452 g; Condition: Bronze is covered with genuine patina. -The axle/pin in the cover joint was replaced more than 50 years ago by metal (iron) pin, which got rusted. Can you explain that? Provenance: From private collection in California, USA. This lamp came from my late Grandparents’ collection of antiques. My Grandfather sold Locomotive Train Engines for GE after WWII, all over the world, (Asian, Middle East, Mediterranean and Third World countries rebuilding after the war)., He and my Grandmother would live in the countries for several months to a year. My Grandfather would instruct the new owners on how to run and maintain the Train Engines he had sold them. My Grandmother would work at the Embassies of the Countries they would stay at. In her travels she would go to ancient or historical sites, while there and often would buy artifacts from the local dig sites or Museums. “I believe that it (axle/pin) was probably changed out by my grandfather. A lot of the Items he and my grandmother secured were actually from the dig sites, that the workers would sell on the side, and may not have been incomplete or missing original pieces. Hope that help to clarify. C”.