A MAMLUK BRASS BOWL
A MAMLUK BRASS BOWL
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METALWORK FROM THE COLLECTION OF EDWARD FALKENER (1814-1896)
A MAMLUK BRASS BOWL

EGYPT OR SYRIA, 15TH CENTURY

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A MAMLUK BRASS BOWL
EGYPT OR SYRIA, 15TH CENTURY
Of deep rounded form with sides tapering to a short vertical rim, the body decorated with a band of thuluth on a scrolling ground, separated by four foliate medallions, a band of floral scrolls below, the interior with a small rosette, inlay now lacking
9in. (22.7cm.) diam.
Provenance
Edward Falkener, circa 1844, thence by descent
Engraved
The inscription around the body reads: al-maqarr al-karim al-‘ali al-mawlawi a / al-amiri al-‘alimi al-‘amili al-afdali / al-akmali al-sayyidi al-sanadi al-maliki / al-jami‘i(?) al-‘abidi al-wa‘i(?) al-ghiyathi, 'The noble authority, the exalted, the lordly, the amir, the learned, the diligent, the most virtuous, the most complete, the masterly, the support, the possessor, the collector(?), the worshipful, the protection(?), the succour'

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The inscription around the body reads: al-maqarr al-karim al-‘ali al-mawlawi a / al-amiri al-‘alimi al-‘amili al-afdali / al-akmali al-sayyidi al-sanadi al-maliki / al-jami‘i(?) al-‘abidi al-wa‘i(?) al-ghiyathi, 'The noble authority, the exalted, the lordly, the amir, the learned, the diligent, the most virtuous, the most complete, the masterly, the support, the possessor, the collector(?), the worshipful, the protection(?), the succour'

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