Mosque Lamp of Sultan Barquq
Unknown
ca. 1382–99 · Glass; blown, applied blown foot and handles, enameled, and gilded · Islamic Art
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.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1382–99
- Medium
- Glass; blown, applied blown foot and handles, enameled, and gilded
- Department
- Islamic Art
- Credit line
- Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
