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Candlesticks in the shape of a truncated cone surmounted by a cylindrical shaft and a socket to accomodate a candle often flanked the mihrab in religious buildings. The same type was also used as house furnishing. The elegant inscription around the body is dedicated to an anonymous emir of the Mamluk court.
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Title: Candlestick
Date: first half 14th century
Geography: Attributed to Egypt or Syria
Medium: Brass; inlaid with silver
Dimensions:
H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
Max. Diam. 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm)
Classification: Metal
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number: 91.1.585
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