Mosque Lamp

first half 14th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 454
This enameled and gilded mosque lamp on a high foot is decorated with six circular blazons of a red cup on a white field, the heraldic symbol of a cupbearer in the service of the Mamluk Sultan al-Nasir al-Din Muhammad during the last of his three reigns (1310–1340). The patron would have been either Baktamur al-Muʿazzami or Qawsun al-Nasiri, both of whom served the sultan during this period. Sultan al-Nasir's name is inscribed in three roundels on the underside of the body. The lotus flower decoration and shape of the lamp support its dating to the years between 1320 and 1340.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mosque Lamp
  • Date: first half 14th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Syria
  • Medium: Glass; enameled
  • Dimensions: H. 14 5/16 in. (36.4 cm)
    Max Diam. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.1530
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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