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English: Mosque lamp that is believed to have been made for the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul
Date circa 1557
date QS:P571,+1557-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
(year that the Süleymaniye Mosque was completed)
Medium Fritware/stonepaste with underglaze decoration
Dimensions Height: 48 cm, diameter 31 cm
institution QS:P195,Q213322
Current location
Islamic Middle East, Room 42, The Jameel Gallery, case 6W
Accession number
131-1885
Place of creation probably Iznik, Turkey
Inscriptions The inscription round the neck is from the Quran (sura 24, v.35): "Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. His Light is as a niche wherein is a lamp...."
Notes Pottery lamps had a decorative and symbolic function but could not be used to produce light. This lamp is the earliest datable object from Iznik that is decorated with bole red. The design is considered experimental as the red is thin and uneven. The red bole was used extensively in subsequent pottery produced in Iznik. In contrast the black ground was not adopted in later pottery.
References
  • Atasoy, Nurhan; Raby, Julian (1989), Iznik: The Pottery of Ottoman Turkey, London: Alexandra Press, ISBN 978-1-85669-054-6, pp. 224-225, fig. 377.
  • Denny, Walter B. (2004). Iznik: the Artistry of Ottoman Ceramics. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-51192-3, p. 76.
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