ca. 1382-99
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, applied blown foot and handles, enameled and gilded
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SizeH. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm) Max. diam. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm) Diam. with handles: 10 1/16 in. (25.6 cm)
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Geography detailsAttributed to
Syria -
Country today
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Dateca. 1382-99
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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As the ambitious design on this lamp demonstrates, by the late fourteenth century, glassmakers had resolved the difficulty of applying enamel to the underside of their vessels and continued their pursuit of ever‑larger sizes. Dedicated to Sultan Barquq (r. 1382–89, 1390–99), this piece bears the epigraphic type of blazon adopted by sultans at this time.