Handmade Moroccan Brass Table Lamp Shades

Moroccan Brass Table Lamp Shades which have the design inspired from a dome of a mosque, A verse from Quran is engraved on the lamp

I seek refuge in the lord of mankind, it is a verse from Mankind sura.

This verse of Quran is very special for all the Muslims as it is always recalled in case of anxiety and fear to bring peace to the soul.

The verse is written in an artistic calligraphy form which called Kufic. Kufic is the one of the oldest forms of the various Arabic scripts. Kufic developed around the end of the 7th century in Kufa, Iraq, from which it takes its name.

The lamp is designed to have the shades of the hand etched verse on the wall.

The lamp is electrically equipped and wired but without the plug due to the variation of the plugs according to the region.

Our BlogPosts

If you would like to know more about the origin of our items and the rich and stimulating history of the region. You can check our blogposts in which we talk about every piece in the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, we also try to explain their artistic nature, the materials used and we focus more on their historical background:

• Museum of Islamic Art Part I: In this blog we explain how to get to the Museum and we talk about Ibrahim Pasha the son of Muhammed Ali the founder of Modern Egypt. we talk also about few items in the museum; Mamluk Era Key to Kaaba, Some Modern Instruments from that period, Mamluk prince Safy al-Din Shaykhu Mishka.


• Museum of Islamic Art Part II: In this blog we try to explain the importance of river Nile and how it took part in shaping the Egyptian personality, we also talk about some pieces in the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo; Iran Qajar dynasty Ewer and Basin, Samarra Iraq Slab Painting 9th Century AD, some Rare Ummayad House Supplies, A Heart Moving Painting from the Abbasid Era, and a Roaster Shaped Ewer from the Ummayad Era


• Museum of Islamic Art Part III: In this blog we explain the origin of the Moroccan Decoration and Architecture and how it was influenced by different cultures worldwide, we also talk about how Islam reached China, and the rise of Ibn Tulun and how it was a beginning of a new Era in Egypt and the region


• Tahrir Square: In this blog we talk about the history of Tahrir Square and how it got its name, and we talk about the history of every building in the square; Mogamaa el Tahrir, Nile Ritz Carlton Hotel, Umar Makram Statue, American University in Cairo, Umar Makram Mosque Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Building, The League of Arab State Building, The Famous Egyptian Museum, Ramesses II Obelisk and Karnak Temple Sphinx