One of a Pair of Mosque Candlesticks

One of a Pair of Mosque Candlesticks, ca. 1500

  • Islamic, Turkish

Gilded copper (tombak) and wool

  • Overall (diam. of base): 30 × 23 1/2 inches (76.2 × 59.7 cm)

Founders Society Purchase

22.200

Department

Islamic Art

Details

(G. J. Demotte [1977-1923], France)

1922-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Islamic, Turkish, One of a Pair of Mosque Candlesticks, ca. 1500, gilded copper (tombak) and wool. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, 22.200.

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