An Anatolian cast high-tin bronze candlestick, Asia Minor, 13th century

of baluster form, the slightly waisted truncated conical base with flattened drip-pan, the short narrow cylindrical neck terminating in a broad concave mouth with everted lip, incised with astrological and stellar roundels alternating with bands of calligraphy and hunting dogs against a scrolling vegetal ground

pitting and patination, hole at base of shaft, split to foot, minor dents and abrasions to extremities, rubbing to incised decoration, as viewed
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Inscriptions

Round the rim:
al-'izz al-da'im / al-iqbal / ....

'Perpetual Glory [and] Prosperity  ....'

Round the neck:
al-'izz al-da'im al-iqba / l al-shamil al-amr a[l-nafidh]

'Perpetual Glory [and] perfect Prosperity [and penetrating] Command'

On the body, upper cartouches: 
A Persian quatrain including the names of the twelve signs of the zodiac

On the body, middle band:
Persian couplets (not all deciphered)

Round the base in Kufic:
Undeciphered