Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1277
Publication Place
Syria (made) Hama (made) -
Subject
Scrolling Foliage
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 50cm, Diameter: 97cm, Weight: 213kg
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
335-1903
Record ID
335-1903
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1277
Notes
This magnificent basin was made for al-Malik al-Mansur, the governor of Hama in Syria from 1244 to 1284. It may have adorned the courtyard of a mosque he founded. The basin is hemispherical while the inscription band is octagonal. This recalls Islamic architecture, where an octagonal zone often provides the transition between a square hall and circular dome. The carving is delicately done in two levels of relief, which is characteristic of carving in stone, wood and ivory in the early years of the rule of Mamluk sultans in Egypt and Syria, from around 1250 to 1300. There is a plainer area in the decoration where the basin was probably set against a wall.
Sample Text
'Glory to our Lord the Sultan, the King, the Victorious, the Wise, Muhammad, son of the Sultan, the King, the Victorious, the Wise, Mahmud, son of Muhammad, son of Umar, son of Shahanshah, son of Ayyub. (In the) year 676'
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Carved marble Marble Carved
Fiziksel açıklama
Carved marble. The Arabic inscription gives the date, as well as the name and titles of the local ruler al-Malik al-Mansur Muhammad (1244-1284) son of Muhammad, son of 'Umar, son of Shahanshah, son of Ayyub.
Üslup
Ayyubid Islamic
