Candlestick
Candlestick of cast bronze chased and inlaid with silver

Copyright

Work in the public domain
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Maker

Eastern Anatolian (Konya?), Turkey, late 13th century (metalworker)

Title

Candlestick
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

Object Number

O.1966.GP.208

Mode of Acquisition

Gambier-Parry, bequest, 1966

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

On display
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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’.

Inscriptions

Inscription: For its owner

Inscription: Glory, prosperity, wealth...

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
The Value of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/06/1999-30/08/1999
The Gambier-Parry Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1967

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