ca. 1325
Syria
Object qualities
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Objectreligious artefact: Mosque lamp
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumGlass, colorless with brown tinge; blown, folded foot, applied wick holder and handles, enameled and gilded
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SizeH. 10 1/2in. (26.7cm) Max. diam. 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm)
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Geography detailsAttributed to
Syria -
Country today
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Dateca. 1325
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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According to its inscription, Ahmad al‑Mihmandar (d. 1332) donated this lamp—probably one of several— to the madrasa that he erected in Cairo in 1324–25. His blazon, a white disk charged with a gold shield against a red bar, appears six times, amid a Qur’anic inscription on the neck (Sura 9:18) and against dense foliage on the underside.
