Mosque-lamp
BackDescription:
Mosque-lamp. Made for Tuquztamur of Hama, officer of Sultan Muhammad ibn Qala'un. Made of gilded and enamelled glass.
Object type: | mosque-lamp |
Museum number: | 1869,0624.1 |
Culture/period: | Mamluk dynasty |
Date: | 1330-1345 (circa) |
Production place: | Made in: Syria |
Materials: | glass, gold |
Technique: | gilded, enamelled |
Dimensions: | Diameter: 24.00 cm Height: 33.00 cm |
Location: | 12 |
Exhibition history: | Exhibited: 2012 19 Mar-2 Jun, Qatar, Doha, Museum of Islamic Art, 'Gifts of the Sultans' 2011-2012 23 Oct-15 Jan, USA, Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, 'Gifts of the Sultans' 2011 05 Jun-30 Sept, USA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 'Gifts of the Sultans' 2002 20 Feb-15 May, Greece, Athens, Benaki Museum, Glass of the Sultans 2001 17 Sep-2002 14 Jan, USA, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Glass of the Sultans 2001 24 May-2 Oct, USA, Corning, Corning Museum of Glass, Glass of the Sultans |
Subjects: | sultan/sultana |
Acquisition names: | Bequeathed by: Felix Slade (executors of) |
Acquisition date: | 1869 |
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