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Candlestick
Islamic; Mamluk
1342–45
Object Place: Egypt or Syria
Medium/Technique
Brass with silver inlay
Dimensions
Height x width: 35.6 x 34.5 cm (14 x 13 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Ellen Frances Mason Fund
Accession Number34.168
CollectionsAsia, Africa and Oceania, Islamic Art
ClassificationsMetalwork
DescriptionBody: large nashk script decoration, between two medallions with radiating script, and birds in floral scrolls against arabesques; Kufic script in small bands: rosettes; floral ornament; and bands of animals with foliage.
Provenance1934, sold by Arthur Upham Pope (b. 1881 - d. 1969), New York, to the MFA for $2,500. (Accession Date: May 3, 1934)