Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar
Date Added
10/07/2019
Content Type
Art And Craft
Category
Furniture
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Subject Area
Interior Design
Description
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).
It was made shortly after 1285.
Gallery 454.
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Type of Work: Lamp
Artist: Mamluki period craftsman