Minneapolis Institute of Art
Ner Tamid (eternal lamp)
Syria (Damascus)LinkedCulture matchlcp-c6d3323a6948
- Date
- late 19th–early 20th century
- Medium
- Brass, silver inlay
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 97960
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
European tourists visiting the Near East capitals of Cairo, Damascus, and Jerusalem vied for souveniers of beautiful inlaid metalwork of the Mamluk era (1250-1570), generating a 19th century revival of the style that lasted until WWI. This elaborately engraved and silver inlaid oil lamp was crafted by a series of craftsmen using the same techniques as the Mamluks and may have been used as a synagogue lamp. Syria, Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Charlotte Karlen
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