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Qasaa (Ma'rak / Mutabaqiyya)
(قصعة معرك مطبقيّة)

Title	Qasaa (Ma'rak / Mutabaqiyya)
Title Original	قصعة معرك مطبقيّة
Publication Place	- National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Arts
Subject	Hammered and engraved red brass.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	القطر: 16.5 سم؛ الارتفاع: 32.5 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	II.MI.038
Record ID	object;ISL;dz;Mus01;32;ar
Library Location	National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Arts
Notes	This cylindrical-shaped piece consists of four overlapping elements and a lid with a semicircular lug. The group is held together by two flat vertical legs connected to the cover by two hooks and decorated with dotted zigzag lines. The four elements are decorated with alternating floral decorations (acanthus leaves and simplified lavender flowers). The cover is furnished with geometric decoration (zigzag lines). Although the function of this piece is to serve and transport various types of food, some suggest that it is a bathroom vessel, which women used to transport toiletries.
Sample Text	Ali Benbella “Qasaa (Ma’rak / Mutabaqiyya)” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;dz;Mus01;32;ar

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Qasaa (Ma'rak / Mutabaqiyya)

(قصعة معرك مطبقيّة)

Publication Place - National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Arts

Subject Hammered and engraved red brass.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions القطر: 16.5 سم؛ الارتفاع: 32.5 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID II.MI.038

Record ID object;ISL;dz;Mus01;32;ar

Library Location National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Arts

Notes This cylindrical-shaped piece consists of four overlapping elements and a lid with a semicircular lug. The group is held together by two flat vertical legs connected to the cover by two hooks and decorated with dotted zigzag lines. The four elements are decorated with alternating floral decorations (acanthus leaves and simplified lavender flowers). The cover is furnished with geometric decoration (zigzag lines). Although the function of this piece is to serve and transport various types of food, some suggest that it is a bathroom vessel, which women used to transport toiletries.

Sample Text Ali Benbella “Qasaa (Ma’rak / Mutabaqiyya)” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;dz;Mus01;32;ar