Not on display

Candlestick

1200-1300 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Candlestick, cast brass, turned, inlaid with silver, possibly Sultanate of Rum, Anatolia or Armenia, 1200-1300

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Alloy has not been analysed, surface retains areas of tinning.
Brief description
Candlestick, cast brass, turned, inlaid with silver, possibly Sultanate of Rum, Anatolia or Armenia, 1200-1300
Physical description
Candlestick, cast brass, turned, inlaid with silver, possibly Sultanate of Rum, Anatolia or Armenia, 1200-1300
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.7cm
  • Diameter: 19.8cm (Measured at base)
Object history
Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.
Historical context
A. S. Melikian-Chirvani, Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World, 8-18th Centuries, London, 1982, pp.365-7, cat. no. 171.
Collection
Accession number
548-1899

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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