cma-islamic-art: Candlestick, 1250, Cleveland Museum of Art: Islamic ArtThe extensive decoration is
cma-islamic-art: Candlestick, 1250, Cleveland Museum of Art: Islamic ArtThe extensive decoration is arranged in bands with roundels displaying birds in flight and foliate scrolls on a background of hexagonal swastikas. These ancient motifs are thought to have been sun symbols.Size: Overall: 24.4 cm (9 5/8 in.); Diameter of base: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.)Medium: sheet brass inlaid with silverhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1951.539 -- source link