Engraved Lamp Stand with Chevron Pattern. Dimensions: H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)Diam. (base) 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm). Date: dated A.H. 986/ A.D. 1578-79.The poetry inscribed around this lamp stand expresses mystical Sufi sentiments. Lyrical verses from the Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di are placed in three zigzag-shaped registers covering the shaft: I remember one night as my eyes would not sleep I heard a moth speaking with a candle. Said the moth: "Because I am a lover, it is only right that I should burn.But, why should you weep and burn yourself up?". Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Engraved Lamp Stand with Chevron Pattern. Dimensions: H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)Diam. (base) 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm). Date: dated A.H. 986/ A.D. 1578-79.The poetry inscribed around this lamp stand expresses mystical Sufi sentiments. Lyrical verses from the Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di are placed in three zigzag-shaped registers covering the shaft: I remember one night as my eyes would not sleep I heard a moth speaking with a candle. Said the moth: "Because I am a lover, it is only right that I should burn.But, why should you weep and burn yourself up?". Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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