Glass lamp for ‘Alī b. Baktamur

Conserved at the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon.

Three emblems dividing the neck inscription, another three emblems around the lower section of the body.

ممّا عمل برسم تربة الأمير المرحوم علاء الدين علّي ولد المقر المرحوم السيفي بكتمر الحاجب تغمّده الله برحمته

This is one of the objects made for the mausoleum of the late Amir ‘Alā’ al-Dīn ‘Alī, son of his Excellency the late Sayf al-Dīn Baktamur, the chancellor, may God grant him mercy.

 

Possible dating: after 729/1329 (the date of his father’s death)

Dimensions: H. 31 cm

For more details: http://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;pt;Mus01_A;36;en&pageD=N

 

To ‘Alī b. Baktamur’s page


OpenEdition suggests that you cite this post as follows:
Simon Rousselot (February 19, 2020). Glass lamp for ‘Alī b. Baktamur. Mamluk Emblems Online Corpus. Retrieved October 16, 2024 from https://doi.org/10.58079/rd90


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