Orphan Rights

Islamic artThese lamps arehanged from theceiling by chains,technically subjectto specific ruleswith a bit ofvariation in decorspecificationsand tiles decorated withQuraanic inscriptions, andcups, plates, and differentpots.Gilded and painted glassIn contrast with thediversity of geographicaland temporal object inthe porcelain collection,the distinct group, whichincludes ten pieces ofgilded and painted glass,from the fourteenth century,represents the peak of theglass industry, in Islam,during the reign of theMamalik (1250-1517 AD)who ruled in Syria and Egyptuntil the invasion of theOttoman Empire. Althoughthe coating technologywas known, the gilded andpainted decoration, settledby fire, was the largestoperation carried out bythe sophisticated makers ofglass, during the Mamlukera, which allowed the useof a greater range of colorswithout the distortion ofglass. Lights in mosques(Niches) were made fromgilded and painted glass,which was requested bythe sultans and Mamlukprinces to beautify the manymosques and institutionsof the Endowment. Theselamps are hanged from theceiling by chains, technicallysubject to specific rules witha bit of variation in decorspecifications. The taste ofthe Mamluk excelled in thequality of different fonts andelements of engineeringdesign that were frequentin the decoration of gildedand painted glass, madein Egypt and Syria, duringthe Ayyubid period. On theother hand, the occurrenceof the use of nobility andtitles, which symbolizes thecommunity and clearlytakes the caste system, wasclear and has spread in theMuslim world, especially inSyria and Egypt during thefirst half of the thirteenthcentury. The use of nobilityand titles had been undervarious demonstrationsAn Islamic Periodical Magazine - Issue No 18 June 2010 47