Mosque Lamp of Sultan Barquq

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 454

As the ambitious design on this lamp demonstrates, by the late fourteenth century, glassmakers had resolved the difficulty of applying enamel to the underside of their vessels and continued their pursuit of ever‑larger sizes. Dedicated to Sultan Barquq (r. 1382–89, 1390–99), this piece bears the epigraphic type of blazon adopted by sultans at this time.

Mosque Lamp of Sultan Barquq, Glass; blown, applied blown foot and handles, enameled, and gilded

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