Mosque Lamp of Amir Qawsun ca. 1329–35 'Ali ibn Muhammad al-Barmaki Large glass lamps of this type were commissioned by sultans and members of their court for mosques, madrasas (Qur'anic schools), tombs, hospices, and other public buildings in fourteenth-century Mamluk Cairo. This example bears the name of its patron, Qawsun (d. 1342), amir of the Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalaun (r. 1293–1341 with brief interruptions), and was probably intended for one of his two architectural commissions in Cairo—a mosque or a tomb-hospice complex. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen
Mosque Lamp of Amir Qawsun ca. 1329–35 'Ali ibn Muhammad al-Barmaki Large glass lamps of this type were commissioned by sultans and members of their court for mosques, madrasas (Qur'anic schools), tombs, hospices, and other public buildings in fourteenth-century Mamluk Cairo. This example bears the name of its patron, Qawsun (d. 1342), amir of the Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalaun (r. 1293–1341 with brief interruptions), and was probably intended for one of his two architectural commissions in Cairo—a mosque or a tomb-hospice complex. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #6773. Reading: Qur'an, Light Verse Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Mosque Lamp of Amir Qawsun. ca. 1329–35. Glass, colorless with brown tinge; blown, blown applied foot, enameled and gilded. Made in Egypt. Glass
Size: 2995px × 4000px
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