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Bowl with medallions, blazons, and inscription
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Description
With its intricate knot work, inscribed medallions, and blazons this bowl sums up the decorative repertoire characteristic of Mamluk metalwork produced for the export market. The verses decorating the rim and the body refer to drinking.
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Details
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- Date
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late 15th century
Mamluk Period (1250 - 1517)
- Material and technique
- tinned copper alloy, engraved and inlaid with silver
- Dimensions
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7.6 cm (height)
19.6 cm (diameter)
- Material index
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processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy,
- Technique index
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covered › metallized › tinned,
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased with the assistance of the V&A and the Friends of the Ashmolean Museum, 1982.
- Accession no.
- EA1982.6
Location
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Second floor | Room 35 | West Meets East
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Second floor | Room 35 | West Meets East
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