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Badr al-Din Lulu Basin
(حوض بدر الدين لولو)

Title	Badr al-Din Lulu Basin
Title Original	حوض بدر الدين لولو
Author	unknown
Author Original	مجهول
Publication Date:	1249-1259 AD
Publication Place	- Khninko Museum
Subject	Brass, hammered, engraved, fluted and inlaid with silver — unknown
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع : 17 سم القطر (الإطار) : 56 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	716 БВ
Record ID	object;EPM;uc;Mus21;42;ar
Library Location	Khninko Museum
Date	1249-1259 AD
Notes	The school of richly engraved copper vessels inlaid with decoration combining floral, geometric, plan and depiction of figures developed in Khorasan in the 12th and early 13th centuries. Beginning in 1220, this technology and style moved west, particularly to Mosul, located in the Jazira (northern Iraq). This notable work by a Mosul artist is the large basin made for Badr al-Din Lulu, who ruled Mosul from 1223-59. The interior surface of the piece is densely covered with etchings and inlays. In silver (now mostly lost), it depicts court scenes with symbols of the planets and other astral bodies, as well as signs of the zodiac. The distinctive geometric decoration of metal vessels from Mosul forms the background of the piece. The inscription in Arabic surrounding the rim of the basin is of great historical importance. The inscription is executed in rhymed prose and lists the titles and merits of Badr al-Din Lulu as a ruler and a devout Muslim. Among some of the inscriptions, Lulu is singled out for one of the longest and most eloquent inscriptions. There are certain titles within the inscription that allowed researchers to date the basin more accurately and that it dates back to the late period of Lulu’s rule 1249-59.
Sample Text	“Badr al-Din Lulu Basin” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uc;Mus21;42;ar

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Badr al-Din Lulu Basin

(حوض بدر الدين لولو)

Author unknown

Author Original مجهول

Publication Date 1249-1259 AD

Publication Place - Khninko Museum

Subject Brass, hammered, engraved, fluted and inlaid with silver — unknown

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع : 17 سم القطر (الإطار) : 56 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 716 БВ

Record ID object;EPM;uc;Mus21;42;ar

Library Location Khninko Museum

Date 1249-1259 AD

Notes The school of richly engraved copper vessels inlaid with decoration combining floral, geometric, plan and depiction of figures developed in Khorasan in the 12th and early 13th centuries. Beginning in 1220, this technology and style moved west, particularly to Mosul, located in the Jazira (northern Iraq). This notable work by a Mosul artist is the large basin made for Badr al-Din Lulu, who ruled Mosul from 1223-59. The interior surface of the piece is densely covered with etchings and inlays. In silver (now mostly lost), it depicts court scenes with symbols of the planets and other astral bodies, as well as signs of the zodiac. The distinctive geometric decoration of metal vessels from Mosul forms the background of the piece. The inscription in Arabic surrounding the rim of the basin is of great historical importance. The inscription is executed in rhymed prose and lists the titles and merits of Badr al-Din Lulu as a ruler and a devout Muslim. Among some of the inscriptions, Lulu is singled out for one of the longest and most eloquent inscriptions. There are certain titles within the inscription that allowed researchers to date the basin more accurately and that it dates back to the late period of Lulu’s rule 1249-59.

Sample Text “Badr al-Din Lulu Basin” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uc;Mus21;42;ar