Candlestick with benedictory inscriptions and zodiac signs
about 1250
Object PlaceDamascus, Syria
Medium/TechniqueHammered brass, incised and inlaid with silver and copper
DimensionsH x Diameter of base: 35.0 x 33.5 cm (13 3/4 x 13 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession number38.19
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ProvenanceLent by Edward Jackson Holmes, October 14, 1937. Made a gift January 13, 1938 by Mr. & Mrs. E. J. Holmes
inscribed with date equivalent to A.D. 1137
late 18th or 19th century
19th century
about 1220–30