Moscheelampe des Mausoleums von Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar

Ägypten, wahrscheinlich Kairo

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 454

Mameluckische Emire übernahmen Wappen, die sich oft auf ihre zeremonielle Funktion am Hofe bezogen, und ließen damit Objekte und Gebäude verzieren, die sie in Auftrag gaben. Hier weisen die beiden goldenen Armbrüste vor einem roten Schild darauf hin, dass der Auftraggeber dieser Lampe den hohen Posten eines Bunduqdar (Hüter des Bogens) am Mameluckenhof innehatte. Laut der Inschrift wurde die Lampe für das Mausoleum von Aydakin al-'Ala'i bestellt, der 1285 in Kairo verstarb.

Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar, Glass; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled, and gilded

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Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar, Glass; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled, and gilded
Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar, Glass; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled, and gilded
Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar, Glass; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled, and gilded
Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar, Glass; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled, and gilded
Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar, Glass; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled, and gilded
Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar, Glass; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled, and gilded
Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar, Glass; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled, and gilded
Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar, Glass; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled, and gilded

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