Caption

Lamp, Islamic art, Arabic culture, metals, lighting; geometric ornament, Arabic inscriptions. Cover decorated with a star motif. Disc base with seven holes for glass sleeves glass oil containers missing. 19th–20th century, Damascus, Syria. Lamp; height 40 cm, diameter 32 cm, weight 2.4 kg., A hanging ornate metal object suspended by a group of chains, with a domed, perforated upper section decorated with intricate geometric and floral patterns and a small finial on top; the metal surface shows a golden color with darker bronze accents, and a round flat rim beneath the dome features engraved patterns; below the rim hang several short cylindrical elements with openwork designs in darker bronze tones against the golden body, all set against a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_182

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Rights managed

Available size

41.8Mb (973.4Kb) / 8.1in x 20.0in / 2435 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lamp Islamic art Arabic culture metals lighting geometric ornament Arabic inscriptions Cover decorated star motif Disc base seven holes glass sleeves glass oil containers missing 19th–20th century Damascus Syria height 40 cm diameter 32 cm weight 2.4 kg hanging ornate metal object suspended group chains domed perforated upper section decorated intricate geometric floral patterns small finial top metal surface golden color darker bronze accents round flat rim beneath dome features engraved patterns rim hang several short cylindrical elements openwork designs darker bronze tones golden body set plain light gray background.