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Title	Bucket
Author	Zayn Al-Din (maker)
Publication Date:	1475
Publication Place	Southern Germany (made) Northern Italy (made) Egypt (decorated) Syria (decorated) -
Subject	Floral Patterns
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Without handle height: 13.5cm, Diameter: 27.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1826-1888
Record ID	1826-1888
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1475
Notes	This brass bucket has been overlaid with silver to give it added prestige. It has an Arabic signature inside the flanges for the handle. It states that the bucket was decorated by Zayn al-Din, whose signature is found on several other pieces in the same style. This type of richly decorated so-called âVeneto-Saracenicâ metalwork was once thought to have been made by Arabs living in Venice. It is now known that it was originally produced in Egypt or Syria, and only later copied in Italy. In the medieval period, there was a ready market in Christian-ruled Europe for luxury goods from the Islamic Middle East. These imports enjoyed such prestige that luxury goods made in Europe were often decorated in Islamic styles. By the late 15th century, when this piece was made, intense trade across the Mediterranean makes the lines of influence difficult to unravel.
Sample Text	signature Note Arabic signature, Zayn al-Din.
Tarihsel bağlam	There is ongoing debate as to the provenance of what are known as Veneto-Saracenic wares. Trays, bowls, buckets, handwarmers and penboxes feature superimposed scrolls, one creating well-defined units and the other forming the background as their main characteristic. About thirty of these pieces bear the names of Muslim artists, including Muhammad, Muhammad Badr, Qasim, Umar, and Zayn al-Din. Some scholars feel the style was initiated by Timurid artists who immigrated to Venice at the end of the fifteenth century; while others point to the Mamluk tradition of Egypt and Syria as its source. Specific motifs seen on Veneto-Islamic pieces are related more closely to late Mamluk metalwork, and several bear the same Arabic inscriptions. Venetian metalworkers also worked in the Islamic tradition, calling themselves "al-Azzimina", after the Arabic word "al-ajam", meaning non-Arab.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Brass, spun, chased and overlaid with silver Brass Silver Hammering Chasing Inlay
Fiziksel açıklama	Brass bucket with handle, spun, chased all over with floral designs and partly overlaid with silver. Signed inside the flanges for the handle by Zayn al-Din.
Üslup	Veneto-Saracenic Islamic

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Bucket

Author Zayn Al-Din (maker)

Publication Date 1475

Publication Place Southern Germany (made) Northern Italy (made) Egypt (decorated) Syria (decorated) -

Subject Floral Patterns

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Without handle height: 13.5cm, Diameter: 27.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1826-1888

Record ID 1826-1888

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1475

Notes This brass bucket has been overlaid with silver to give it added prestige. It has an Arabic signature inside the flanges for the handle. It states that the bucket was decorated by Zayn al-Din, whose signature is found on several other pieces in the same style. This type of richly decorated so-called âVeneto-Saracenicâ metalwork was once thought to have been made by Arabs living in Venice. It is now known that it was originally produced in Egypt or Syria, and only later copied in Italy. In the medieval period, there was a ready market in Christian-ruled Europe for luxury goods from the Islamic Middle East. These imports enjoyed such prestige that luxury goods made in Europe were often decorated in Islamic styles. By the late 15th century, when this piece was made, intense trade across the Mediterranean makes the lines of influence difficult to unravel.

Sample Text signature Note Arabic signature, Zayn al-Din.

Tarihsel bağlam There is ongoing debate as to the provenance of what are known as Veneto-Saracenic wares. Trays, bowls, buckets, handwarmers and penboxes feature superimposed scrolls, one creating well-defined units and the other forming the background as their main characteristic. About thirty of these pieces bear the names of Muslim artists, including Muhammad, Muhammad Badr, Qasim, Umar, and Zayn al-Din. Some scholars feel the style was initiated by Timurid artists who immigrated to Venice at the end of the fifteenth century; while others point to the Mamluk tradition of Egypt and Syria as its source. Specific motifs seen on Veneto-Islamic pieces are related more closely to late Mamluk metalwork, and several bear the same Arabic inscriptions. Venetian metalworkers also worked in the Islamic tradition, calling themselves "al-Azzimina", after the Arabic word "al-ajam", meaning non-Arab.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Brass, spun, chased and overlaid with silver Brass Silver Hammering Chasing Inlay

Fiziksel açıklama Brass bucket with handle, spun, chased all over with floral designs and partly overlaid with silver. Signed inside the flanges for the handle by Zayn al-Din.

Üslup Veneto-Saracenic Islamic