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| | Worcester Art Museum - Candlestick |
 | | Spreading westward during the next century, the inlay technique was used with great skill and imagination in the workshops of Egypt, Iraq, Syria, and eastern Turkey. |
 | | The decoration of this candlestick- which revelers, musicians, polo players, and falconers- is typical of much Islamic metalwork, as are the good wishes written in ornamental scripts. |
 | | On the object's neck is an inscription invoking "long life, auspicious fate, good fortune, and godliness"; on its body is writing that proclaims "divine favor" and "spiritual integrity" in addition to wishes of good fortune. |
| www.worcesterart.org /Collection/Islamic/1949.16.html (149 words) |
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