Candlestick

Unknown

first half 14th century · Brass; inlaid with silver · Islamic Art

Candlesticks in the shape of a truncated cone surmounted by a cylindrical shaft and a socket to accomodate a candle often flanked the mihrab in religious buildings. The same type was also used as house furnishing. The elegant inscription around the body is dedicated to a unnamed Mamluk sultan.

Artist

Unknown

Date

first half 14th century

Medium

Brass; inlaid with silver

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891