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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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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