Mosque Lamp
1347 - 1361 (made)
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Mosque lamp, glass footed lamp with high flaring neck, covered with green enamel painted from the inside, and red enamel and gilding on the outside, decorated in horizontal friezes of foliate scrolls and inscriptions
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | gilt and enamelled |
| Brief description | Mosque lamp, glass, green enamelled body with red and gilt inscriptions and foliate friezes, Mamluk Egypt, 1347-1361 |
| Physical description | Mosque lamp, glass footed lamp with high flaring neck, covered with green enamel painted from the inside, and red enamel and gilding on the outside, decorated in horizontal friezes of foliate scrolls and inscriptions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The Arabic inscription refers to a Sultan al-Malik an-Nasir, probably Sultan Hasan (1347-61) or his father Sultan Malik Nasir Muhammad (1293-1341) (Decoration) |
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| Production | date: 'probably' |
| Bibliographic reference | Schmoranz, pl.XXVII |
| Other number | 8265 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 329-1900 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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