Author
Mosuli.
Author Original
الموصلي
Publication Date
956/ 1549
Publication Place
-
British Museum
Subject
Blue and oil porcelain under a white quartz paste glaze.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع 38.1 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
1887.5-16.1
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus01;39;ar
Library Location
British Museum
Date
956/ 1549
Notes
A bulbous lamp made of white quartz paste with an outward edge, a typical shape for glass mosque lamps during the Mamluk period. The rings on the side were most likely used to hang the lamp. Qur'anic inscriptions, painted in white on a blue background, surround the edge, center and base of the lamp. Between these bands of inscription, there are friezes of wavy decoration and arabesques colored in blue and olive. A row of white tulips fills the narrow space above the central inscription. The base is surrounded by small decorative frames with inscriptions bearing the name of the Mosul craftsman and the date and place of production, which is what gives the lamp such importance as it determines the history of Iznik ceramics of this style and color. The austere design fits with the religious role for which the lamp was made. Between the years 936 and 946 (1630s and 1640s), Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (reigned 926-73/) ordered 1520-66) The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem was renovated, the old mosaics on the outside were replaced with Iznik tiles, while Iznik lamps were hung on chains inside. This lamp was found in the Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem in the nineteenth century.
Sample Text
Emily Shovelton “Hanging Lamp” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus01;39;ar
