Ceramic Lantern

Unknown artist

This lantern presents a classic example of Raqqa lusterware in its stonepaste body composition, overglaze uster‑painting technique, and decorative motifs, which closely resemble those on the other lusterware objects in the collection. Its form, however, is unusual. Modeled from slabs and rolls, it resembles a square domed building, articulated at each corner by a column and finial