Images
https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=58D1B8028383E33197738F6D5752747F4FB2815F745E668D43FA92A4048C5DE9&s=24247294&se=334883226&v=3&f=1951.539_o2.jpg
https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=C6AC85947383AE6BCC8F9A47AE5EFA189158FE925AD5F40AB9B1042434D62D09&s=24247294&se=334883226&v=1&f=%5C1951.539_o2.jpg
https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=FD7F73E379E328A85EBBF1BD5C563428D7D96E9C0DC3BB08335A362A83020F29&s=24247294&se=334883226&v=1&f=%5C1951.539det01_o2.jpg
Aug 7, 2012
Aug 7, 2012
Candlestick
Candlestick
1250–1350
Sheet brass inlaid with silver
Overall: 24.4 cm (9 5/8 in.); Diameter of base: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1951.539
Location
Download and Share
Description
Candlesticks were a common type of luxury good in the Islamic world during the medieval period. The extensive decoration on this piece is arranged in bands with roundels displaying birds in flight and leaf-like scrolls on a background of hexagonal swastikas. These ancient motifs are thought to have been sun symbols and were sometimes used as a background pattern for metalwork at this time.
Contact us
The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.
To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.
All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.