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MAMLUK EGYPT OR SYRIA, SECOND HALF 13TH CENTURY
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A SILVER-INLAID BRASS PYXIS
MAMLUK EGYPT OR SYRIA, SECOND HALF 13TH CENTURY
The cylindrical body with hinged beveled cover with trefoil lock, the body with a band of inlaid silver thuluth punctuated by roundels of seated astrological figures, smaller bands of kufic above and below in oval cartouches alternated with blazons, the cover with a circular field of interlacing split palmettes encircled by a calligraphic band alternating with roundels, the base plain with old label
3 ¾in. (9.4cm.) high
MAMLUK EGYPT OR SYRIA, SECOND HALF 13TH CENTURY
The cylindrical body with hinged beveled cover with trefoil lock, the body with a band of inlaid silver thuluth punctuated by roundels of seated astrological figures, smaller bands of kufic above and below in oval cartouches alternated with blazons, the cover with a circular field of interlacing split palmettes encircled by a calligraphic band alternating with roundels, the base plain with old label
3 ¾in. (9.4cm.) high
Provenance
Major Rohde Hawkins (1821-1884)
Christie’s London, The Valuable Collection of Objects of Art of the Late M. Rohde Hawkins Esq, 9 June 1891, lot 182
Stuart Cary Welch (1928-2008), Cambridge, MA
Christie’s London, The Valuable Collection of Objects of Art of the Late M. Rohde Hawkins Esq, 9 June 1891, lot 182
Stuart Cary Welch (1928-2008), Cambridge, MA
Exhibited
Victoria & Albert Museum, circa 1850
On temporary loan, probably at Harvard University Arts Museums, circa 1960s-1970s.
On temporary loan, probably at Harvard University Arts Museums, circa 1960s-1970s.
Engraved
The upper band, in kufic, repetitions of two words, possibly, al-‘izz [a]l-da[‘im], ‘Perpetual glory’
Middle band, in thuluth, al-‘izz wa‘l-iqbal dama wa’l-baqa laka ayyuha al-mawla …, ‘May glory and success be perpetual and may long life be yours O Master! …’
Lower band, in kufic, repeated, al-‘izz [a]l-da’im [wa’]l-iqbal …, ‘Perpetual glory [and] success …’
Around the lid, al-‘izz al-da’im [a]l-iq[b]al al-za[’i]d … … al-karama(?) … al-amr al-nafidh …, ‘Perpetual glory, increasing success … generosity … penetrating authority …’
Middle band, in thuluth, al-‘izz wa‘l-iqbal dama wa’l-baqa laka ayyuha al-mawla …, ‘May glory and success be perpetual and may long life be yours O Master! …’
Lower band, in kufic, repeated, al-‘izz [a]l-da’im [wa’]l-iqbal …, ‘Perpetual glory [and] success …’
Around the lid, al-‘izz al-da’im [a]l-iq[b]al al-za[’i]d … … al-karama(?) … al-amr al-nafidh …, ‘Perpetual glory, increasing success … generosity … penetrating authority …’
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