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Basin
Islamic; Mamluk
Late 13th century
Object Place: Cairo, Egypt
Medium/Technique
Brass with silver and copper inlay
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 46.5 cm (7 1/2 x 18 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number50.3627
CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsMetalwork
DescriptionLarge basin with flaring sides engraved and inlaid with silver. Inside, large inscription bands in Naskh interrupted by scrolling roundels. Another inscription on outside with interlaced Kufic and foliated medallions.
InscriptionsThe outside inscription has been altered, probably within a few decades of its original production, and presents the name of a later ruler.
ProvenanceEdward Jackson Holmes (b. 1873 - d. 1950), Topsfield, MA; 1950, by inheritance to his wife, Mrs. Edward Jackson (Mary Stacy Beaman) Holmes (b. 1875); 1950, gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 1950)