Glass lamp for sultan Barqūq 2 (V&A)

Conserved at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.

Three epigraphic emblems dividing the neck inscription.

Emblem inscription:

Glory to our Lord, the Sultan, al-Malik al-Ẓāhir. May his victory be glorified.

Possible dating: between 784/1382 and 801/1399

Dimensions: H. 37,2 cm

For more details: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O808/mosque-lamp/

To sultan Barqūq’s page


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