Publication Date
Circa 676/1277-8
Publication Place
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Subject
Engraved marble.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 50 سم؛ القطر: 97 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
335–1903
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus02;9;ar
Library Location
Victoria and Albert Museum
Date
Circa 676/1277-8
Notes
A large marble basin for a water fountain. It consists of a large hemisphere carried on a low base topped by a lip with 12 sides. One of these sides is empty, and the other is cut to carry the channel that supplied it with water. Eleven of the sides bear an inscription mentioning the name and titles of the Ayyubid ruler of Hama, King Al-Mansur Muhammad ibn Al-Muzaffar Mahmud ibn Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Shahenshah ibn Ayyub, also known by his abbreviated title Al-Mansur II Muhammad, who ruled 641-83/1244-84. The outside of the basin is carved with a clear design of two interlocking arabesques, each repeated six alternating times, on a ground of smaller floral decoration. Such an elaborate basin must have been placed in a prominent public mosque to serve the needs of the public and to display the greatness of the ruler.
Sample Text
Barry Wood “Basin” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus02;9;ar
