Basin for Muḥammad b. Uzbak

Conserved at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.

Several emblems dividing the body inscription and on the inside rim.

Body inscription:

ممّا عمل برسم المقرّ الأشرف الكريم العالي الناصري سيّدي محمّد نجل المقرّ الأشرف الكريم العالي المولوي الأتابكي السيفي أزبك الملكي الأشرفي

This is one of objects made for the most Noble, the Honorable, the High Excellency Nāṣir al-Dīn Sīdī Muḥammad, progeny of the most Noble, the Honorable, the High Excellency, our Lord, the Commander-in-Chief, Sayf al-Dīn Uzbek (officer) of al-Malik al-Ashraf.

Possible dating: between 887/1482 and 904/1499

Dimensions: Diam. 50 cm ; H. 21,6 cm

Close-up of the emblem:

For more details and photographs: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O378709/basin-unknown/

To Muḥammad b. Uzbak’s page


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