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Lampada da moschea per il mausoleo dell'emiro Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqda

shortly after 1285
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 454
Gli emiri mamelucchi scelsero emblemi che, spesso collegati ai ruoli cerimoniali tenuti a corte, venivano poi decorati su oggetti ed edifici da loro commissionati. Qui le due balestre d’oro contro uno scudo rosso indicano che il committente di questa lampada ricopriva l’alta carica di custode dell’arco (bunduqdar) presso la corte dei mamelucchi. L’iscrizione recita che la lampada fu commissionata per il mausoleo di Aydakin al-‘Ala’i, scomparso al Cairo nel 1285.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Lampada da moschea per il mausoleo dell'emiro Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqda
  • Data: Poco dopo il 1285
  • Area geografica: Egitto, probabilmente Cairo
  • Materiale e tecnica: Vetro brunito; soffiato, orlo della base ripiegato, manici applicati; smaltato e dorato
  • Dimensioni: Alt. 26,4 cm, diam. 21 cm
  • Crediti: Dono di J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Numero d'inventario: 17.190.985
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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