Title
Basin
Year/Period
Mamluk period (1342-1345 or 1351-1354)
Region
Egypt
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: Diameter: 33cm,
x H: 14.5cm
x H: 14.5cm
Accession No.
2000-05635
Collection of
Credit Line
Acquired from Sotheby's, London
During the Mamluk period, impressive pieces of brassware were commissioned for sultans and their 'amir' (court officials). Many of these showed off the officials’ titles. The inscription explains that this basin was made for an amir of sultan Malik al-Salih. Two sultans shared this title, one reigned from 1324 to1345 and the other from 1351 to 1354.
