Fragment with bird and cup (Cairo)

Conserved at the Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo.

It is one of the only example of a bird depicted in an emblem. 

Possible dating: l. 13th/b. 14th century


OpenEdition suggests that you cite this post as follows:
Simon Rousselot (February 28, 2020). Fragment with bird and cup (Cairo). Mamluk Emblems Online Corpus. Retrieved January 17, 2025 from https://doi.org/10.58079/rddz


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