Engraved Lamp Stand with Interlocking Circles. Dimensions: H. 11 7/8 in. (30.1 cm)Diam. of base: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)Diam. of rim: 4 in. (10.2 cm). Date: probably 16th century.The verses inscribed around this lamp stand embody spiritual metaphors comparing the beloved to a candle and the lover to a moth attracted to its light. The verse by an unidentified poet encircling the middle portion of the stand reads:I said to the candle: "What is this moth around your face"It said: "I am the sultan of beauty--what is the desire of the moth". Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Engraved Lamp Stand with Interlocking Circles. Dimensions: H. 11 7/8 in. (30.1 cm)Diam. of base: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)Diam. of rim: 4 in. (10.2 cm). Date: probably 16th century.The verses inscribed around this lamp stand embody spiritual metaphors comparing the beloved to a candle and the lover to a moth attracted to its light. The verse by an unidentified poet encircling the middle portion of the stand reads:I said to the candle: "What is this moth around your face"It said: "I am the sultan of beauty--what is the desire of the moth". Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Image Number: 4409-17420398Rights ManagedCredit Line:Album/Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY/Album Archivo/SuperStockCollection:Album ArchivoContributor:Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYModel Release:NoProperty Release:NoResolution:3290×4219
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