Antique Islamic Persian Seljuk Empire bronze lamp, 1037-1194
Genuine rare handcrafted Seljuk Islamic solid bronze oil lamp with falcon.
Authentic, crudely handmade, without usual decorations, ancient Middle Eastern bronze oil lamp.
That proves that 1000 years ago there was a market with a range of prices.
Crude items - for lower prices and elaborated items - for a higher price, for the rich people.
Height: 6" = 16 cm;
Length: 6.5 inches = 16.5 cm
Width: 3 inches = 7.5 cm;
Weight: 16 oz. = 1 lb. = 452 g;
Condition: Bronze lamp is covered with genuine patina and some rust in the area of pin joint.
-The axle/pin in the cover joint was replaced more than 50 years ago by metal (iron) pin, which got rusted.
Can you explain that?
-I believe that it (axle/pin) was probably changed out by my grandfather.
A lot of the Items he and my grandmother secured were actually from the dig sites, that the workers would sell on the side, and may not have been incomplete or missing original pieces.
Hope that help to clarify. C.
Provenance: From private collection in California, USA.
This lamp came from my late Grandparents’ collection of antiques.
My Grandfather sold Locomotive Train Engines for GE after WWII, all over the world, (Asian, Middle East, Mediterranean and Third World countries rebuilding after the war).,
He and my Grandmother would live in the countries for several months to a year.
My Grandfather would instruct the new owners on how to run and maintain the Train Engines he had sold them.
My Grandmother would work at the Embassies of the Countries they would stay at.
In her travels she would go to ancient or historical sites, while there and often would buy artifacts from the local dig sites or Museums.
I guarantee that the items are authentic pieces of ancient antiquities or you can return them for a full refund.
Seljuk Empire
The Seljuk Empire or Great Seljuk Empire (also spelled Seljuq) was a medieval Turko-Persian[15] Sunni Muslim empire, originating from the Qynyq branch of Oghuz Turks.[16]
The Seljuk Empire controlled a vast area stretching from the Hindu Kush to eastern Anatolia and from Central Asia to the Persian Gulf.
From their homelands near the Aral sea, the Seljuks advanced first into Khorasan and then into mainland Persia before eventually conquering eastern Anatolia.
The Seljuk empire was founded by Tughril Beg (1016–63) in 1037.
Tughril was raised by his grandfather, Seljuk-Beg, who was in a high position in the Oghuz Yabgu State.
Seljuk gave his name to both the Seljuk Empire and the Seljuk dynasty.
The Seljuks united the fractured political scene of the eastern Islamic world and played a key role in the first and second crusades.
Highly Persianized[17] in culture[18] and language,[19] the Seljuks also played an important role in the development of the Turko-Persian tradition,[20] even exporting Persian culture to Anatolia.[21][22]
The settlement of Turkic tribes in the northwestern peripheral parts of the empire, for the strategic military purpose of fending off invasions from neighboring states, led to the progressive Turkicization of those areas.[23]