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
Mid 7th–8th century A.D.
inscribed with date equivalent to A.D. 1137
late 18th or 19th century
19th century
1961
late 12th century
about 17th century
12th century
14th century
14th century
14th century