Polycandelon
This lamp-holder was originally suspended horizontally by chains and fitted with six glass lamps. Although quite common in other parts of the medieval Islamic world, lighting devices of this type were rare in Iran, where rooms were lit primarily by standing lamps.
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Joseph Brummer Sale, New York, May 11, 1949, Part II, lot 124; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2363 |
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