Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1468
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Cairo (made) -
Subject
Islam Metalwork Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 15.4cm, Diameter: 40.6cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1325-1856
Record ID
1325-1856
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1468
Notes
During the reign of the Mamluk sultan Qaâitbay there was an upsurge in artistic production and quality. This was thanks in no small part to the sultanâs own enthusiastic patronage. While many of the artworks he commissioned were mosques and the furnishings to go with them, some objects appear to have been made for him personally. This beautiful deep-sided basin is inlaid with an inscription that reads: âGlory to our lord, the Sultan, the just ruler, the holy warrior, the guardian of the frontiers, the one aided [by God], the victorious, sultan of Islam and the Muslims, al-Malik al-Ashraf Abu'l-Nasr Qa'itbayâ.
Sample Text
عز٠ÙÙ
ÙÙاÙا اÙسÙÙطا٠اÙÙ
Ù٠اÙعاد٠ااÙÙ
جاÙد اÙÙ
رابط اÙÙ
ؤÙد اÙÙ
ÙصÙر سÙطا٠اÙاسÙاÙ
ÙاÙÙ
سÙÙ
Ù٠اÙÙ
Ù٠اÙأشر٠أب٠اÙÙÙصر ÙاÙتبا٠عز٠ÙصرÙNoteArabic; inscription in large cartouches; reading after Lane-Poole., IN CENTRAL FESS: عز٠ÙÙ
ÙÙاÙا اÙسÙÙطا٠اÙÙ
Ù٠اÙأشرÙ
IN UPPER FIELD: أب٠اÙÙÙصر ÙاÙتباÙ
IN LOWER FIELD: عز٠ÙصرÙNoteArabic; inscription in epigraphic blazons; reading after Lane-Poole.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Raised from brass sheet by hammering, with engraved and inlaid decoration. The inlay in gold and silver. Other materials (e.g. a black composition) may also have been used in the decoration but are now lost. Brass Silver Gold Hammering Inlay Repoussé
Fiziksel açıklama
Deep-sided brass basin, with repoussé, engraved and inlaid decoration.
Üretim
Decorated with inscriptions naming the Mamluk sultan Qa'itbay, who ruled from 1468 to 1496.
Üslup
Mamluk
