cma-islamic-art: Mosque Lamp, c. 1315, Cleveland Museum of Art: Islamic ArtThe inscription on the ne
cma-islamic-art: Mosque Lamp, c. 1315, Cleveland Museum of Art: Islamic ArtThe inscription on the neck of this lamp reproduces the celebrated Verse of Light from the Koran (24:35), which likens divine light to a shining glass lamp. The inscription on the body of this lamp records that it was produced for a theological school founded about 1315, and gives the titles of the sultan Muhammad ibn Qala'un, who ruled the Mamluk kingdom on three occasions between 1293 and 1340.Size: Overall: 39.5 cm (15 9/16 in.)Medium: glass with enameled and gilded decorationhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1981.10 -- source link
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