Publication Date
Approx 1360
Publication Place
-
World Museum, Vienna
Subject
Glass, enamel, gold
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع : 39.5 سم و 37 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
17.086/ 17.087
Record ID
object;EPM;at;Mus23;6;ar
Library Location
World Museum, Vienna
Date
Approx 1360
Notes
From 1356 to 1363, Sultan Nasser al-Hasan ordered the construction of a mosque in Cairo. He decorated it with the finest lamps made of enamelled glass. The most magnificent of these lamps were made in the workshops of Aleppo and Damascus. In the mosque, lamps were hung from thin bronze chains from the ceiling, and they decorated the place more than they illuminated it. According to the religious context, its decoration is modest: some elegant arabesques and some famous surah openings expressing light from the Qur’an are used as a dedication to the well-known donor. The lamps of mosques, with the splendor of the donor, announce his generosity and wealth. In 1885, it is believed that two of these precious lamps were purchased from Egypt by the Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Max, the future Emperor of Mexico, and they decorated one of the halls of his pleasant palace near Trieste.
Sample Text
“Mosque Lamps” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus23;6;ar
