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Mosque lamp
Doha, Qatar
Museum of Islamic Art
About Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
Hegira 750-766 / AD 1350-1365
GL.1
Glass, Enamel, Gold; Gilding, Enameling, Blown-glass
Height: 31cm
Mamluk
Egypt or Syria
Mosque lamps are mostly seen with inscriptions from the Qur´an or in dedication to the sultan, but the calligraphy is replaced on this lamp in favour of an unusual knotwork design.
Al Khemir, Sabiha, From Cordoba To Samarqand, Masterpieces from the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Milan: Musée du Louvre Editions, 2006.
Carboni, Stefano, Mamluk Enamelled and Gilded Glass in the Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar: The Islamic Art Society of London, 2003.
"Mosque lamp" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus21;14;en
MWNF Working Number: QT 14
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