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Basin

Egypt, 14th century
Metal
Brass, engraved and inlaid with silver
8 x 18 1/8 in. (20.25 x 46.00 cm)
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky (M.73.5.125)
Art of the Middle East: Islamic and Contemporary
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

Bold calligraphic bands of thuluth, a monumental script with rounded proportions, became the main decorative element on metalwork produced for the Mamluk rulers of Egypt during the first decades of th...
Bold calligraphic bands of thuluth, a monumental script with rounded proportions, became the main decorative element on metalwork produced for the Mamluk rulers of Egypt during the first decades of the fourteenth century, as is demonstrated by this large silver-inlaid basin. It is encircled by two prominent epigraphic registers, on the exterior and on the interior rim. The inscriptions provide the lengthy titles of an anonymous amir in the service of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad (r. 1294–1340, with interruptions). Brass basins were often made as a set with an ewer, some of which survive, and were likely intended for washing the hands after dining.
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