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A glass lamp with a flared neck and rounded body, enamelled with blue bands, lotus roundels and red rosettes, hanging on fine chains and glowing from within.
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Mosque Lamp

No. 6 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA glass lamp with a flared neck and rounded body, enamelled with blue bands, lotus roundels and red rosettes, hanging on fine chains and glowing from within.

What it meansGlassmakers in Mamluk Egypt and Syria enamelled and gilded lamps like this to hang in mosques and madrasas, each holding a small vessel of burning oil.

Where it worksA quiet, glowing presence for a reading corner, bedroom or prayer space.

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A-series · 7023 × 9933 pxA5 · A4 · A3 · A2 · A1

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