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Candlestick (Sham'dan) with Scenes of Monthly Labors by Islamic — VisualArtsDB

Candlestick (Sham'dan) with Scenes of Monthly Labors

Candlestick (Sham'dan) with Scenes of Monthly Labors

1201–1300

Medium: Brass with engraved decoration and inlaid silver
Dimensions: 19.8 × 19.6 × 19.4 cm (7 13/16 × 7 11/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
Genre: candleholder - candlestick
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Islamic (culture or style)metalworkbrass (alloy)brassasian artcandleholderdecorative artscandleholder - candlestick

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