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Who made the mosque lamp?
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Ali ibn Muhammad al-Barmaki made the mosque lamp sometime between 1329 and 1335. Its full name is the Mosque Lamp of Amir Qawsun. It is currently a part of the collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New York. Shop a large collection of antique vases and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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Orientalist Enamelled Glass Mosque Lamp
By Fritz Heckert
Located in London, GB
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Beautiful mosque lamp from the 19th century. with its original chains and canopy.
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Islamic religious buildings traditionally were lit with glass lamps, generally called mosque lamps, that hung from chains.
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Antique Early 1900s African Porcelain
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Located in Madrid, ES
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Antique 1880s Vases
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