Harvard Art Museums > 1940.164: Lamp Lighting Devices Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Lamp , 1940.164,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216577. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1940.164 Title Lamp Classification Lighting Devices Work Type lighting device Date 11th-12th century Places Creation Place: Africa, Egypt Period Ghurid period Culture Persian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216577 Physical Descriptions Medium Brass Technique Cast Dimensions H: 31.8 x estimated diam: 17 cm (12 1/2 x 6 11/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Edward W. Forbes Accession Year 1940 Object Number 1940.164 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Cast bronze five-spouted lamp on tall stand consisting of tripod base with stylised animals' feet and faceted shaft. The forms of the spouts hark back to Roman prototypes. Publication History Eva Baer, Metalwork in Medieval Islamic Art, State University of New York Press (Albany, NY, 1983), page 14 Exhibition History Islamic Art From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 08/01/1974 Beyond the Surface: Scientific Approaches to Islamic Metalwork, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/21/2011 - 06/01/2013 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
