CultureEgyptian
Titles
- Basin
Dateearly 14th century
MediumBrass; engraved and originally inlaid with silver
Dimensions8 1/8 × 19 3/4 diameter (20.6 × 50.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Cathy and Vahid Kooros in honor of Senator Kazem Kooros
Object number2010.218
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
113 Islamic Art Gallery
On view
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Art of the Islamic WorldsObject Type
century. The inscription, which was originally inlaid with silver, does not refer to a specific sultan, but its epigraphic style was established
during the reign of the Mamluk Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad, who ruled until 1341. The main epigraphic frieze reads: “Glory to our
lord the sultan, the wise king, the diligent, the just, the conqueror, the holy warrior, the defender, the protector of frontiers, the royal,
the perfect, the viceroy, the conqueror, the royal (officer of) al-Malik al-Nasir.”
ProvenanceVahid Kooros, Houston; given to MFAH, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Incribed on the border: "al-janab al-'ali al-mawlawi al-ma / liki al-'adili al-ghaz / al-mujahidi al-murabiti al-mathaghiri al-mu'ayyadi / al-makhdumi al-kafili al-mudabbiri al-qawami / al-sayyidi al-zahiri ... (repair) ... / ... al-ghiyathi al-maliki al-nasiri"
"His High Excellency, the Lord, the Possessor, the Learned, the Just, the Conqueror, the Holy warrior, the Defender, the Protector of frontiers, the one Helped (by God), the Well-served, the Viceroy, the Leader, the Support, the Master, the Help ...(repair), the Rescuer (Ghiyath al-Din), [the officer of] al Malik al- Nasir."
"His High Excellency, the Lord, the Possessor, the Learned, the Just, the Conqueror, the Holy warrior, the Defender, the Protector of frontiers, the one Helped (by God), the Well-served, the Viceroy, the Leader, the Support, the Master, the Help ...(repair), the Rescuer (Ghiyath al-Din), [the officer of] al Malik al- Nasir."
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