Publication Date
Late ninth century - tenth century AH / late fifteenth century - sixteenth century AD
Publication Place
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Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
SM 2007 - 306
Record ID
object;EPM;ua;Mus21;28;ar
Library Location
Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
Date
Late ninth century - tenth century AH / late fifteenth century - sixteenth century AD
Notes
This candlestick was likely made for a religious purpose, based on its bizarre carvings along the vertical sides of the neck and around its base. While the inscriptions appear to be in Arabic, they are mostly repeated individual letters and sequences of letters. Such fanciful inscriptions were not rare in Islamic metalwork and some of them may have had mystical significance.
Sample Text
“Gold Plated Copper Candlestick” within Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ua;Mus21;28;ar
