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Collections

Lamp Standlate 12th-early 13th century

Not on view
Tall bronze candlestick with stacked spherical nodes, geometric inlay decoration, scalloped base, and four animal-paw feet; greenish patina with reddish-brown accents

Unknown, Lamp Stand, late 12th-early 13th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Lamp Stand
Place Made
Iran or Afghanistan, probably Khurasan
Date Made
late 12th-early 13th century
Medium
Bronze, engraved decoration
Dimensions
Height, assembled: 20 in. (50.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.308a-c
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.