Brass basin, 1247–1249
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© Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Inv: F1955.10, educational and non-commercial re-use.
Contributors: unknown artist
© Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Inv: F1955.10, educational and non-commercial re-use.
Basin, brass with silver inlay, Damascus, 1247–1249, 22.5 x 50 x 50 cm, unknown artist; source: © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Inv: F1955.10, https://asia.si.edu/object/F1955.10, educational and non-commercial re-use, https://www.si.edu/termsofuse.
This brass basin with silver inlay was made in Damascus in the middle of the 13th century during the reign of the last Ayyubid Sultan, Al-Salih Ayyub (1205–1249). The combination of Islamic and Christian motives is particularly striking.
Basin, brass with silver inlay, Damascus, 1247–1249, 22.5 x 50 x 50 cm, unknown artist; source: © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Inv: F1955.10, https://asia.si.edu/object/F1955.10, educational and non-commercial re-use, https://www.si.edu/termsofuse.