The top is not wide enough. (Somehow I cannot see these things until I upload the photographs for the blog.)
Thailand (Tak Province); 14th century or earlier; Bronze
Sketch 099: Oil Lamp, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1991
Iran, Nishapur; 9th century; Bronze, cast and joined
Sketch 098: Oil Lamp, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1938
When I started sketching, I discovered that I had a heavy hand: all my lines were deep and dark; hard to erase. I’ve worked on changing that, and now I find that I have to re-do many, if not all, lines in my sketches because they are too light and don’t show up well in photos. It’s always something!
Sketch 096: Oil Lamp
It's a long story ... 