Author
Unknown (made)
Subject
Metalwork
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Diameter: 22.2cm, Height: 3.1cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
930-1884
Record ID
930-1884
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Middle East, Metalwork. Tray, brass with engraved Mamluk-style decoration of radial Arabic calligraphy panels, foliate scrolls and plaitwork, Arabic inscription on the outer border gives the owner's name Muhriz Chorbaji and date 1118H or 1706-07, possibly Egypt or Syria, 1500-1700
Sample Text
Transliteration sahibuhu Muhriz Chorbaji sanat 1118 Translation Owner Muhriz Chorbaji (meaning soup-maker, a Janissary rank, often found in Iraq), year 1118H (1706-07)
İlişki
Paris International Exhibition, 1878 Gaston De Saint-Maurice
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Copper Lead
Fiziksel açıklama
TRAY. Copper, dipped in lead, engraved with two concentric bands between which is an Arabic inscription contained in three ovals divided by three medallions. In margin ownerâs name and date 1118 A.H. From Cairo. Saracenic. A.D. 1706. Diam. 8 5/8 in. Bought (St. Maurice Collâ¿), 15s. Description taken from âList of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884â. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 88
