Publication Date
About 750-61/1350-60
Publication Place
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British Museum
Subject
Enameled glass.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع الأعظمي 37 سم؛ القطر 23.6 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
1881.9-9.3
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus01;23;ar
Library Location
British Museum
Date
About 750-61/1350-60
Notes
A mosque glass lamp with a circular body, a splayed neck, and a splayed foot. The lamp is almost completely intact, except for the neck, which has been repaired. There are six rings attached to the body of the lamp, where it was suspended from the ceiling. The lamp is covered with a cross-shaped decoration painted in red on a blue background. On the neck and lower body there are three circular medallions bearing interwoven floral designs. This is a beautiful example of the unusual lamps of Mamluk mosques, as they are not covered with writing. All mosque lamps remaining today are associated with buildings built by Sultan Hassan bin Muhammad. There is no doubt that the rows of these illuminated lanterns illuminating the floral designs on the blue background were a wonderful sight inside the mosque.
Sample Text
Emily Shovelton “Mosque Lamp” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus01;23;ar
