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Candlestick

Datesecond half of the 13th century

Label TextThe use of gold and silver inlay shows that this candlestick belonged to royalty. Musicians playing various instruments appear around its neck, and horsemen ride around its body. These motifs represent the quintessential accomplishments of Persian kingship: bazm (feasting) and razm (fighting). An inscription on the shoulder lists eternal glory, prosperity, and other compliments for the royal owner.

Object number49.156

ProvenanceCollection of Joseph Brummer; [Sale Part II of the notable art collection belonging to the estate of the late Joseph Brummer, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, May 11, 1949, lot 126, p. 29, illus.]; [Heeramaneck Galleries, New York]; purchased from gallery by Seattle Art Museum (Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection), June 1, 1949

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.Published ReferencesAl Khemir, Sabiha. "Light / Nur: Light in Art and Science from the Islamic World." Seville, Spain: Focus-Abengoa Foundation in association with Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2013, pp. 100, 105, illus. fig. 60, p. 104 "Selected Works." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1991, p. 139 Atil, Esin. "Two Il-Hanid Candlesticks at the University of Michigan," in Kunst des Orients, Vol. 8, No. 1/2, 1972, pp, 1, 14, 16, 17, illus. p. 16, fig. 13 Rogers, Millard B. "Engagement Book: Iranian Art in the Seattle Art Museum," Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1972, fig. 32. "Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 17 (b&w) Brummer Catalogue, II (May 1949), p. 29 (126), fig.

Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection

Dimensions8 1/4 in. (20.96 cm) Diam.: 7 1/2 in.

MediumBrass inlaid with silver and gold