Author
Unknown (made)
Subject
Metalwork
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 16.8cm, Diameter: 12cm
(Note: Measurement taken from âList of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884â. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 89)
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
934-1884
Record ID
934-1884
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Stand for a tray or dish. Brass with remains of silver inlay. Inscribed with the name and titles of the Lord Secretary (amir dawadar) Bayazid Sayf al-Din. Egypt (Mamluk), 14th-15th century.; Islamic metalwork
Sample Text
al-janaab al-¿aalii al-mawlawii a * l-sayfii amiir dawaadaar ataabak ¿azza naSruhuTranslationHis Highness, exalted, lordly, [liegeman] of Seyf-ed-Din, Chief Secretary, Atabek: be his triumphs magnified!NoteReading and translation after Lane-Poole., al-janaab al-¿aalii al-mawlawii a * l-sayfii baayaziid !amiir dawaadaar ¿azza naSruhuTranslationHis High Excellency, our Lord, Saif al-Din Bayazid,Amir Dawadar, may his victories be glorious.NoteReading and translation after Mayer's.
İlişki
Paris International Exhibition, 1878 Gaston De Saint-Maurice
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Brass
Fiziksel açıklama
STAND FOR TRAY. Brass (with an alloy of silver), engraved with Arabic inscriptions, divided by Memlúk coat of arms; the spaces filled with floral ornaments outlined with black enamel. From Cairo. Saracenic. 14th cent y. H. 9 ½ in., diam. 7 5/8 in. Bought (St. Maurice Collâ¿), 5l. Description taken from âList of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884â. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 89