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Summary
| Artist |
Unknown artist
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| Description |
English:
Iznik mosque lamp with lotuses
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| Date | circa 1510 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Fritware with cobalt blue decoration under a clear glaze | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Height 21.9 cm, diameter max 15.8 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
Not on display
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| Notes | Very similar to 4 other lamps now in the Çinili Köşk, Istanbul, that are believed to come from the türbe (mausoleum) of Bayezid II (died 1512). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
Carswell, John (2006), Iznik Pottery, London: British Museum Press, p. 43, Fig. 23,
ISBN
978-0-7141-2441-4
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Atasoy, Nurhan; Raby, Julian (1989), Iznik: The Pottery of Ottoman Turkey, London: Alexandra Press, p. 98, Fig. 109, ISBN 978-1-85669-054-6 . |
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| Source/Photographer | Aa77zz (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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