Do you not consider how Allāh ... made the sun a burning lamp?

A Khurasanic 12th century oil lamp made in cast and engraved copper alloy preserved in the Louvre Museum (Inv. OA 7890) includes a rare iconography. The unique feature is a charioteer holding a pair of horses by the reins, made in the form of a large thumb-rest for the lamp. This image could be reminiscent of the sun chariot and, consequently, of a solar symbolism, connected to the Qur’ānic concept of sirāj, i.e. the burning lamp representing the sun.