ticketsMember | Make a donation

Mosque Lamp of Sultan Barquq

ca. 1382–99
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 454
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mosque Lamp of Sultan Barquq
  • Date: ca. 1382–99
  • Geography: Attributed to Egypt or Syria
  • Medium: Glass; blown, applied blown foot and handles, enameled, and gilded
  • Dimensions: H. 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)
  • Classification: Glass-Enameled
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.989
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

More Artwork

More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Mosque Lamp of Amir Ahmad al-Mihmandar, Glass, colorless with brown tinge; blown, folded foot, applied wick holder and handles, enameled and gilded
Mosque Lamp of Amir Ahmad al-Mihmandar
ca. 1325
Mosque Lamp, Glass; blown, enameled, and gilded
Mosque Lamp
14th century
Mosque Lamp, Glass; enameled
Mosque Lamp
first half 14th century
Damascus Room, Wood (poplar) with gesso relief, gold and tin leaf, glazes and paint; wood (cypress, poplar, and mulberry), mother-of-pearl, marble and other stones, stucco with glass, plaster ceramic tiles, iron, brass
Damascus Room
dated 1119 AH/1707 CE
Goblet with Incised Designs, Glass, bluish green; blown, applied solid stem and blown foot, scratch-engraved
Goblet with Incised Designs
8th–9th century

Related Content

Publications

Books, guides, and catalogues published by The Met.

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.