Mosque Lamp of Amir Sayf al-Din Shaykhu

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For his architectural complex in Cairo, built between 1349 and 1355, Amir Shaykhu commissioned numerous lamps, several of which are now in museum collections. This lamp is a composite of two fragments of Shayku's lamps, probably combined historically and once joined by large metal brackets (note the holes on the neck).

Mosque Lamp of Amir Sayf al-Din Shaykhu, Glass, colorless with green tinge; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled and gilded

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Mosque Lamp of Amir Sayf al-Din Shaykhu, Glass, colorless with green tinge; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled and gilded
Mosque Lamp of Amir Sayf al-Din Shaykhu, Glass, colorless with green tinge; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled and gilded
Mosque Lamp of Amir Sayf al-Din Shaykhu, Glass, colorless with green tinge; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled and gilded

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