LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2026
  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2026
Collections

Candlestickmid-13th century

Not on view
Engraved brass candlestick with a wide, flaring bell-shaped base, narrow neck, and small socket, covered in Arabic inscriptions and figural medallions
Brass candlestick with wide bell-shaped base tapering to a narrow neck and flared socket, densely engraved with bands of Arabic script, interlacing geometric patterns, and a seated figure within an arched medallion on the base.
Title
Candlestick
Place Made
Eastern Anatolia
Date Made
mid-13th century
Medium
Brass with silver inlay
Dimensions
7 7/8 x 7 in. (20.0 x 17.78 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.287
Classification
Metal
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.

Related Unframed

The 2025 LACMA Holiday Gift Guide
The 2025 LACMA Holiday Gift Guide
  • December 8, 2025
  • Sheridan Hunter