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Source Description
Candlesticks were a common type of luxury good in the Islamic world during the medieval period. The extensive decoration on this piece is arranged in bands with roundels displaying birds in flight and leaf-like scrolls on a background of hexagonal swastikas. These ancient motifs are thought to have been sun symbols and were sometimes used as a background pattern for metalwork at this time.
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Document identity
localId
128948
label
Candlestick
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1
Source metadata
id
128948
contentType
object
title
Candlestick
description
Candlesticks were a common type of luxury good in the Islamic world during the medieval period. The extensive decoration on this piece is arranged in bands with roundels displaying birds in flight and leaf-like scrolls on a background of hexagonal swastikas. These ancient motifs are thought to have been sun symbols and were sometimes used as a background pattern for metalwork at this time.
date
1250–1350
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60750482
genreSpecific
Metalwork
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 24.4 cm (9 5/8 in.); Diameter of base: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.)
cul
Eastern Anatolia
accession
1951.539
Source extras
tec
sheet brass inlaid with silver
tombstone
Candlestick, 1250–1350. Eastern Anatolia. Sheet brass inlaid with silver; overall: 24.4 cm (9 5/8 in.); diameter of base: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.539
collection
Islamic Art
inscriptions
inscription
none
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 713
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 209
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 209
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 265
citation
Lima Taub, Stefanie. "Celebrate Light: Holiday opportunities for illumination." <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>63, no. 4 (2023): 36–37.
page_number
Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 36
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:39:41.349000
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128948
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Islamic Art
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Islamic Art
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sheet brass inlaid with silver
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