SOME UNPUBLISHED LANTERNS IN THE ISLAMIC ART MUSEUM IN CAIRO ‬"ANALYTICAL, HISTORICAL AND ARTISTIC STUDY"

Ghadeer Dardier Afify Khalifa
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Ghadeer Dardier Afify Khalifa: Fayoum University

EUREKA: Social and Humanities, 2020, issue 2, 24-35

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This paper aims to study some unpublished lanterns, preserved in the Islamic Art Museum in Cairo through analytical, historical and artistic study. In general, the lanterns are oil lamps and usually with a large round bulbous body, reaching to a narrower center, where above it is the flaming top section. These lanterns can be placed on a surface, however they were commonly suspended by chains and in these chains there were some loops on the outer surface of the body of lanterns that were used to light mosques or any other architectural buildings during Islamic times and in order to light large areas in groups of lanterns, hanging from a metal frame that had the form of a circle, these circular frames continued to be used in many mosques till nowadays. In researching for the collections and antiques, preserved in the Islamic Art Museum in Cairo, it is observed, that there are some unpublished lanterns, have not been discussed and have not been concentrated and strongly investigated by researchers. This study seeks to discuss these unpublished lanterns that include a significant layout of artistic styles, this is besides the historical and archaeological value of these lanterns. The methodology of this study will be addressed through descriptive, historical, artistic and analytical study; this will be revealed through discussion, investigation, analysis that can be detected through detailed interrogation of the objects, elements and structure of the content of this study.

Keywords: lanterns; lamps; lighting; glass industry; Islamic art; sultans; amirs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-03-31
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