Mosque Lamp of Amir Aydakin
قنديل ضريح الأمير أيدكين
Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar; Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 17.190.985.
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A glass lamp decorated with enamel, made for the tomb of the Amir Aydakin al-'Alai around 1285, Egypt; one of the best-known lamps of the Mamluk period. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1
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Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal
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