Publication Date
8th / 14th century
Publication Place
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Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Subject
Glass is enamelled, gold and dyed dark blue, white and red.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 27 سم؛ القطر (عند الحافة العلوية): 21 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
1032
Record ID
object;ISL;tr;Mus01;23;ar
Library Location
Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Date
8th / 14th century
Notes
A mosque lamp intended for hanging. It has an inflated body and a long neck that expands toward the top. Includes six loops for hanging by chains. It was dyed green from the inside, while its outer surface was decorated with combinations of dark blue, white, red, and gilding, forming engraved inscription bands and floral and geometric designs. Since the decorations are enamelled, their prominent appearance gives the lamp body a sense of depth. The body of the lamp is spread with a floral decoration of medallions with red and white pendants, while the neck is surrounded by a border of arabesques and Qur’anic verses from Surat An-Nur (No. 24). There are also circular medallions in the middle of the inscription bands, inside which two white colored polo sticks appear on a dark blue ground. This is a distinctive formation in the Mamluk era.
Sample Text
Cihat Soyhan “Mosque Lamp” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;tr;Mus01;23;ar
