Sujet

Engraved Lamp Stand with Interlocking Circles, Iran, probably 16th century. Verses embody spiritual metaphors . I said to the candle: "What is this moth around your face?" It said: "I am the sultan of beauty what is the desire of the moth?" by by Saadi

Légende

Engraved Lamp Stand with Interlocking Circles, Iran, probably 16th century. Creator: Unknown.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A24_374

Model release

NA

Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

54,9Mo (1,6Mo) / 32,7cm x 42,0cm / 3868 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

close up black intricate religious arts country religion metal desire writing pattern museum color golden circle design decoration decorative lighting brass gold Islam Islamic lamp inscription location century literature Iran Iranian artefact concept cast close-up artifact calligraphy engraved Homeware decorative arts Colour Patterned The Met Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art inlaid poem poetry intricacy Persian Persia 16th century sixteenth century inscribed interlace lamp stand TGN verse object gold colour Unknown brass Saadi Sadi Sheikh Muslih Addin black colour Heritage Art Metal cast engraved and inlaid with black compound SaÆdi