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Lot 47

A Mamluk brass bowl
Egypt or Syria, 14th/ 15th Century

23 May 2023, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £2,560 inc. premium

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A Mamluk brass bowl
Egypt or Syria, 14th/ 15th Century

of deep rounded form with flattened rim, engraved and decorated with scrolling foliate vine interlace, the rim with a band of inscription and incised Roman numerals
22.5 cm. diam. max.

Footnotes

Inscriptions: two Arabic quatrains common on 15th century Mamluk metalwork including 'Drink! May you be safe from evil all days' up to 'the stars shine' and 'Who contemplates my beauty' up to 'yearn for my love'. For similar examples, see Michael Spink, with a contribution by Doris Behrens-Abouseif, Brasses, Bronze and Silver of the Islamic Lands, The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, vol. XI, Part Three, cat. 573 and pp. 886-7 and 1164.

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