大英博物館のインスタグラム(britishmuseum) - 4月12日 02時32分

This large hanging lamp for a mosque was made in İznik, the centre of pottery production for the Ottoman Empire from the 15th to 17th centuries. The inscription along its base includes the name of the artist, 'the poor and humble Musli', the place of production and, very rarely for İznik pottery, the date of manufacture, AH 956 (which is equivalent to AD 1549). This makes it exceptionally valuable as it can help suggest likely dates for other objects that share decorative elements with this lamp, such as the distinctive design of white tulip buds along a narrow blue border.

In the 1530s and 40s, the Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent ordered the refurbishment of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. The tiles of the building were replaced with tilework from İznik, and the interior was decorated with fine hanging lamps such as this example. The Ottoman sultans controlled all three of the holiest cities of Islam – Jerusalem, Mecca and Medina – where they built new public buildings and restored the sanctuaries of the Holy Places. This high profile building work was a statement of the strength and wealth of the Ottoman dynasty at the heart of the Islamic world.
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