One of a Pair of Candlesticks
early 16th century
Maker Unknown
Arts of the Islamic World
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Vessel
- Formatted Medium
- Brass with tin finish
- Period
- Ottoman Period
- Dimensions
- 11 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (29.8 x 14.6 cm)
- Inscribed
- Inscribed around base, "Sebah al-kheir(at) Idsalici Oglu (,) Zawj(eh-ye) Sharifeh (or Shariqeh) Kanum Qadin (,) vaqf-e jam‘e Ili Lavuz (or Lavun)." English translation: "Good morning [or good night] Idsalici Oglu and [his] wife Mrs. Mrs. Sharifeh, the waqf of the Mosque of Ili Lavuz [or Lavun]." Transliterated and translated by Shiva Balaghi and Michael Chagnon
- Departments
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Accession Number
- 2003.52.2
- Credit Line
- Gift of Nobuko Kajitani
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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