
Lidded box
- Place of origin:
Egypt (made)
- Date:
1310-1341 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Hammered brass with traces of inlay on decorative arabesque as well as on the inscriptions
- Museum number:
842:1, 2-1891
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Cylindrical brass box with inscriptions and arabesque decorative bands.
Place of Origin
Egypt (made)
Date
1310-1341 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Hammered brass with traces of inlay on decorative arabesque as well as on the inscriptions
Marks and inscriptions
المقر أل... العالي /المولوي الملك الناصر
The ruler..... the High/ the Lofty King al-Nasr
around the side
المقر العالي /المولوي الغازي الملك الناصر
The Ruler, the High/ the Lofty the Warrior King al-nasr
lid-top
Dimensions
Height: 11 cm, Diameter: 9 cm
Descriptive line
Middle East, Metalwork. Box, cylindrical, brass inscribed in Arabic with honorific titles, Mamluk Egypt, 1310-1341.
Materials
Brass
Techniques
Hammered; Engraved
Collection
Middle East Section