Candlestick

The two-handled candlestick is one of the valuable exhibits in the collection of the National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Aziret Sultan.” In its design, this candlestick closely resembles a 15th-century (second half) candlestick preserved in the collection of the National Museum of Egypt in Cairo. Therefore, this artifact can also be classified among the monuments made of bronze (brass) in the Khorasan province (Northern Iran) during the second half of the 15th century. The difference between the Cairo candlestick and the one kept in the “Aziret Sultan” Museum-Reserve lies in their decoration: the surface of the Cairo piece is adorned with intricate ornaments and verses by the Arab poet Salih, as well as the signature of the master craftsman, Muhammad Dimash. The candlestick from the museum’s collection, however, has no ornamentation or inscriptions, and thus the name of its maker remains unknown.

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