Candlestick
Candlestick of cast bronze chased and inlaid with silver
Maker
Eastern Anatolian (Konya?), Turkey, late 13th century (metalworker)
Title
Candlestick
Candlestick of cast bronze chased and inlaid with silver
Candlestick of cast bronze chased and inlaid with silver
Date of Production
1275-99
Medium
Cast bronze inlaid with silver
Dimensions
Height: 20.4 cm
Diameter: 19.4 cm
Diameter: 19.4 cm
Accession Number
O.1966.GP.208
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
The sides of this candlestick feature an enthroned central figure drinking wine, flanked by attendants holding fruit. Such images of haloed royal figures date back thousands of years to pre-Islamic Iran. The candlestick’s inscription and decorative inlay suggest it was a courtly object, perhaps used at feasts. Its owner is identified as Khass Beg, an ‘intimate of the royal presence’.
This is a particularly fine example of a type of cast candlestick produced in relatively large numbers in Turkey. Four roundels showing enthronement scenes are overlaid onto a pattern which includes bands of stylized inscriptions.
This is a particularly fine example of a type of cast candlestick produced in relatively large numbers in Turkey. Four roundels showing enthronement scenes are overlaid onto a pattern which includes bands of stylized inscriptions.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
Islamic Metalwork Touring Highlights Exhibition, Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, 27/09/2019-12/01/2020; Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford, 18/01/2020-20/09/2020; Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford, 10/09/2020-10/01/2021; Holburne Museum, Bath, 17/05/2021-01/08/2021
Inscriptions
Inscription: For its owner
Inscription: Glory, prosperity, wealth...
Inscription: Glory, prosperity, wealth...
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