Mosque Lamp of Sultan Barquq, ca. 1382–99, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Glass, colorless with brown tinge; blown, applied blown

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Mosque Lamp of Sultan Barquq, ca. 1382–99, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Glass, colorless with brown tinge; blown, applied blown foot and handles, enameled and gilded, H. 14 5/8 in. ( cm), Glass, As the ambitious design on this lamp demonstrates, by the late fourteenth century, glassmakers had resolved the difficulty of applying enamel to the underside of their vessels and continued their pursuit of ever larger sizes

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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