Brass and glass Islamic lantern, with elaborate pierced metal decoration

Made:
1700-1900 in Middle East
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Brass and glass lantern
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass and glass lantern
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass and glass lantern
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass and glass lantern
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass and glass lantern
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass and glass lantern
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass and glass lantern
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass and glass lantern
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass and glass lantern
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass and glass lantern, with elaborate pierced metal decoration, Islamic, unsigned, Middle East, 1700-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A643488
Materials:
glass and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall (lying flat, body only): 260 mm x 550 mm x 280 mm, 4kg
type:
lantern - lighting device