Torch Stand
1550-1650
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Cast brass footed cylinder with twelve-faceted main shaft, engraved decoration of reciprocal chevrons filled with half-palmette motifs, four bands of Persian calligraphy at the neck
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cast brass with engraved decoration |
| Brief description | Metalwork. Torch stand, or mash`al, cast brass footed cylinder with twelve-faceted main shaft, engraved decoration of reciprocal chevrons filled with half-palmette motifs, four bands of Persian calligraphy at the neck, Safavid Iran, 1550-1650 |
| Physical description | Cast brass footed cylinder with twelve-faceted main shaft, engraved decoration of reciprocal chevrons filled with half-palmette motifs, four bands of Persian calligraphy at the neck |
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| Marks and inscriptions | شبی یاد دارم که چشمم نخفت
شنیدم که پروانه با شمع گفت
که من عاشقم گر بسوزم رواست
ترا گریه وسوزباری چراست (These lines of poetry come from chapter three of Bustan (Orchard) by the Persian poet Sa`di, and are often engraved on Safavid torch-stands such as this.)
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| Gallery label | 44-1870, 481-1876
TWO CANDLESTICKS
Engraved brass.
PERSIAN; 17th century.(Used until 10/2002) |
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| Accession number | 44-1870 |
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| Record created | July 29, 2005 |
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