Basin with geometric designs and inscribed cartouches
Basin with geometric designs and inscribed cartouches
Basin with geometric designs and inscribed cartouches
Basin with geometric designs and inscribed cartouches
Basin with geometric designs and inscribed cartouches
Basin with geometric designs and inscribed cartouches
Basin with geometric designs and inscribed cartouches
Basin with geometric designs and inscribed cartouches
Basin with geometric designs and inscribed cartouches
Basin with geometric designs and inscribed cartouches
Basin with geometric designs and inscribed cartouches
Basin with geometric designs and inscribed cartouches

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Art of the Islamic World

Basin with geometric designs and inscribed cartouches,

15th century

Mamluk Sultanate, 1250–1517
y1940-438

Information

Title
Basin with geometric designs and inscribed cartouches
Dates

15th century

Medium
Copper and tin
Dimensions
h. 33.3 cm, diam. 69.4 cm (13 1/8 x 27 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Moses Taylor Pyne
Object Number
y1940-438
Place Made

Asia, Egypt or Syria

Culture
Islamic (culture or style)
Period
Mamluk
Type
metalwork, cauldrons
Materials
copper, tin
Subject
cartouches, geometric patterns

Likely a gift from Moses Taylor Pyne to Allan Marquand, as recorded in 1910

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