Publication Date
Fourth century AH / tenth century AD
Publication Place
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David Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
Inv.no. 17/1970
Record ID
object;EPM;dn;Mus21;3;ar
Library Location
David Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark
Date
Fourth century AH / tenth century AD
Notes
This mosque lamp is one of the oldest metal lamps of which nothing remains in the Islamic world. There are older lamps made of silver and gold, but they were melted down a long time ago. The glass bowl contains both the wick and the oil. The decoration of the lamp consists of an openwork piece and a scale-like pattern surrounding a text from the Qur’an written in a colossal script and decorated with leaves.
Sample Text
"Lamp" within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;dn;Mus21;3;ar
