Candlestick
inscribed with date equivalent to A.D. 1137
Object PlaceIslamic World
Medium/TechniqueSilver, cast, hammered, and engraved
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 44.5 x 42.4 cm (17 1/2 x 16 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession number48.1283
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Provenance1948, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to the MFA. (Accession date: November 18, 1948)
late 18th or 19th century
about A.D. 700
Mid 7th–8th century A.D.