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Candlestick

1300-1400 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Egypt (produced)

Mamluk candlestick decorated with inscriptions on main body and neck.


Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Africa
Object type
Candlestick
Materials and techniques
brass
Brass
Hammered
Brief description
Middle East, Metalwork. Candlestick, brass with traces of silver inlay, with engraved decoration and Arabic inscriptions, Mamluk Egypt, 1300-1400
Physical description
Mamluk candlestick decorated with inscriptions on main body and neck.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm
  • Base diameter: 23cm
Style
Mamluk
Marks and inscriptions
المقر العالي المولوي الملكي العملي العالمي الرشيد الخالد أل.....
Translation
His High Excellency, our Lord, the King, The Does, the Knower, the Thniker, the Eternal.
Bibliographic reference
Stanley Lane-Poole, The Art of the Saracens in Egypt, London, 1886, fig.88 p.197
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
4505-1858

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O380991/candlestick-unknown/
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