Conserved at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
Three emblems dividing the neck inscription and at least one emblem at the bottom of the body. All the same.
Body inscription:
هذا ما أوقفه العبد الفقير الى الله تعالى الراجي عفو ربّه الكريم قجليس الملكي الناصري
This is what was made a waqf by the servant yearning for God, the Exalted, hoping for the pardon of his generous Lord, Qijlīs, (officer) of al-Malik al-Nāṣir
Possible dating: before 731/1330
Dimensions: H. 28,9 cm
For more details: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1502/mosque-lamp-unknown/
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Simon Rousselot (February 25, 2020). Glass lamp for Qijlīs. Mamluk Emblems Online Corpus. Retrieved December 12, 2024 from https://doi.org/10.58079/rdcg