Mosque Lamp
late 1800s
Maker Unknown
Islamic Art
Mosque Lamp, late 1800s. France. Glass with enameled and gilded decoration; overall: 39.5 cm (15 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1981.10 This colorful lamp would have been suspended by its six handles. When lowered to refill its oil, it could stand securely on its splayed foot.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Glass
- Formatted Medium
- glass with enameled and gilded decoration
- Medium
- glass, enameled, gilded, decoration
- Dimensions
- Overall: 39.5 cm (15 9/16 in.)
- Departments
- Islamic Art
- Accession Number
- 1981.10
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 116 Islamic
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