A "magic lamp" refers to a fictional object that, when rubbed or awakened, can make the person holding it summon a genie who grants them wishes. Full definition
Gigantic human figures swooped on the walls overhead like genies escaping from magic lamps. (discovermagazine.com)
In ancient times, people who were dissatisfied with their lives dreamed of finding magic lamps, buried treasure, or streets paved with gold. (audiobooks.com)
As with Magic Lamp (2005), and Isenstein's other inhabited sculptures, it is almost an absurd reversal where the artwork has co-opted the artist's body, creating an anthropomorphized self - deprecated sculpture. (atlantacontemporary.org)