ID: 700000136 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000136	Record Type: Movable Work
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Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar (mosque lamp; Ali ibn Muhammad al-Barmaki (Egyptian, active 14th century) ...; shortly after 1285 (Mamluk per...; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, U...; 17.190.985)

Note: This lamp’s inscriptions reveal that it was ordered for Aidakin’s mausoleum (turba), a building still standing in Cairo. Mamluk amirs adopted emblems, often connected with their ceremonial roles at court, which decorated the objects and buildings they commissioned. Here, the motif of two gold crossbows against a red shield illustrates the office of bunduqdar (bow‑keeper).

Titles:

Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar (preferred,C,U,RP,English,U,U)

Mosque Lamp (C,U,BT,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

mosque lamp [300183126] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, lighting devices, <lighting devices by form>, lamps (lighting devices), <lamps by location or context>, <lamps by location or context: rooms or spaces>)

lamp (lighting device) [300037592]

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, lighting devices, <lighting devices by form>)

Classifications:

glass works (preferred)

ceramics

Islamic art

decorative arts

Creation Date: shortly after 1285 (Mamluk period)

Creator Display:

Ali ibn Muhammad al-Barmaki (Egyptian, active 14th century) [preferred,VP]

glassmaker Ali ibn Muhammad al-Barmaki (Egyptian glassmaker, active 14th century) [500125215]

Locations:

Current: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, United States) [500125157] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 17.190.985

Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 191

Other: Creation: Al Qāhirah [7001215] Cairo (governorate), Egypt (nation), Africa (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Glass, brownish; blown, folded foot, applied handles; enameled and gilded

	free-blown glass [300233425]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, glass (material), <glass by technique>, blown glass)

	enamel (fused coating) [300014910]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by composition or origin>)

	glass (material) [300010797]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)

	gold (metal) [300011021]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <gold and gold alloy>)

Dimensions: H. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm); Diam. of rim 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)

Cultures:

Mamluk (preferred)

General Subject:

utilitarian objects (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	mausoleum [300005891]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, funerary structures, funerary buildings, sepulchral buildings) (AAT)

	mosque (building) [300007544]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings) (AAT)

Provenance: Emile Gaillard, Paris (until d. 1904; sale, Hôtel Gaillard,Paris, June 7–16, 1904, no. 579, to Morgan); J. Pierpont Morgan (American), New York (1904–d. 1913; his estate 1913–17; gifted to MMA)

Inscriptions: Inscription in Arabic in thuluth script on neck and body: ممما عمل برسم تربة المقر العالي/ العلائي البندقدار/ قدس الله روحه From [the objects] that were made for the tomb of His High Excellency al-‘Ala’i al-Bunduqdar (the keeper of the bow), may God sanctify his soul

Related Works:

	architectural context is .... Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar [700009323]
	..........mausoleum; unknown architects, for Emir Aydakin al-Ala'i al-Bunduqdar; Aydakin al-Ala'i al-Bunduqdar ...; Cairo (Al Qāhirah, Miṣr, Africa, World, Top of the TGN...;

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
Mosque Lamp	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 7 February 2018