Handmade Moroccan Brass Table Lamp Shades

This Moroccan Lamp is made of genuine brass which is cut in different geometrical patterns to bring very artistic shapes.

The origin of this lamp design goes back to the tenth century and it is attributed to the holy month of Ramadan which is the month of fastening and praying for the Muslims.

There are different stories about the origin of this lamp one of them that is that when the khalifah which is the same as the king for all the Muslim nation used to go to see the Crescent which is the sign of the starting of the month he was accompanied by kids, every one of them carries a lamp to illuminate the road for the khalifah.

Since then this Moroccan lamp has been an important symbol for this month in which all the streets of Egypt are adorned with this lamp.

This handmade Moroccan Lamp is designed to be hanged as well as a table lamp.

In order to enjoy the shades of this lamp it is advised to use a transparent strong type of lamp bulb.

While in case you just want to enjoy the lamp without those types of shades it is advised to use a frosted lamp bulb.

This Moroccan Lamp is wired but does not include the plug because there are different types of plugs according to the location. The right plug can be easily attached to the lamp within less than five minutes.

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