Candlestick with Repeating Seated Figure, Inscription, and Flowers

second half 14th century

Not on view

The socket is decorated with a zigzag band interrupted by oval medallions. The central register shows peonies interspersed among large lobed medallions of seated figures and elongated panels containing Arabic inscriptions.

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Provenance

Title: Candlestick with Repeating Seated Figure, Inscription, and Flowers
Date: second half 14th century
Geography: Attributed to Iran or Central Asia
Medium: Brass; cast, engraved, and originally inlaid with silver
Dimensions: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Diam. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Classification: Metal
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Object Number: 91.1.584
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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