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THB12th C. Seljuk Bronze Oil Lamp + Stand w/ Lions
Lot 58a
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Near East, probaby made in Khorassan, northeast Persia (Iran), Seljuq (Saljuq/Seljuk) period, ca. 12th to 13th century CE. A fantastically preserved bronze oil lamp with a stand and base, composed of four parts that easily fit together to create a fabulous whole. You can easily imagine this piece gracing a sumptuous medieval Persian home - perhaps that of a prosperous merchant or high ranking advisor to the sultan. The first component is the lamp itself, with a flaring foot, rounded body, long spout with leaf-shaped mouth, lid in the form of an openwork lion's bust, and handle with a bird with a flaring tail perched atop it. Stylized interlocking Arabic script flows around the shoulder and the foot. Size: 11.75" W x 28" H (29.8 cm x 71.1 cm)
The second component is a bowl that the lamp sits inside of, with a wide, concave base and a low crenellated barrier around its edge, presumably for catching any oil that might drip from the lamp. The third component is the leg of the stand, an openwork hexagonal column with round openwork spheres at top and bottom so that it resembles a minaret. Floral motifs and stylized Arabic cover its surface in relief. This sits atop the fourth component, the foot of the lamp, which has three feet, each in the form of the front half of a lion. The openwork body of the foot also has scroll and floral motifs around it and on the necks of the lions, who stand at attention in a way reminiscent of the lions at the famous fountain in the Court of the Lions at the Alhambra - made by the Seljuq's Islamic world contemporary, the Nasrid Dynasty.
From the earliest known art of this region, lions - portrayed as lionesses, without manes - symbolized both power and hunting, the pursuit of elites. During the Seljuq period, there was a huge market in bronze secular items, part of a luxury trade in the marketplaces of the Levant. They were made to appeal to consumer taste, including Christians, Muslims, and people with little interest in religious art. As a result, scenes of court life, battle, and hunting - as this piece is probably a reference to - were popular.
A very similar but less ornate lamp and lampstand sold for GBP 22,500 (approximately USD 40,000) in 2011 in London: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/a-large-khorassan-bronze-lampstand-north-east-5482966-details.aspx
Provenance: private California, USA collection, by descent, moved from Germany in 1997, originally collected in the 1970s in Hamburg, Germany
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#148839This is in four parts that easily separate. Rich patina on all four components. Lamp has a few small indentations. Lid is still functional. Small tear near one leg on the base. Light deposits on all surfaces.Condition
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