{"data":{"objectsJson":{"prn":"RRM9652","title":null,"type":"basin","mn":"1851,0104.1","style":null,"culture":"Mamluk dynasty","date":"1320-1341 (circa)","prod_place":"Made in: Damascus (possibly)~Made in: Cairo (probably)","findspot":null,"mat":"brass, gold, silver","technique":"inlaid, beaten","dimensions":"Height: 22.70 cm\nDiameter: 54.00 cm (rim)","inscription":"Inscription details: inscription (exterior, in small roundels) in Arabic in Thuluth script\n   Inscription quoted: عذلمولانا السلطعز\n   Inscription translation: Glory to our master the Sultan\n   Inscription note: Small medallions containing the epigraphic blazon of the sultan ('Glory to our master the Sultan') are at the centre of the floral roundels which punctuate the inscriptions and are repeated in the narrow leafy borders on the exterior of the basin.\nInscription:\n   Inscription details: inscription (interior and exterior) in Arabic in Thuluth script\n   Inscription quoted: عذلمولانا السلطان الملك الناصر العالم العامل العازى المجاهد المرابط ناصر الدنيا و الدين محمد ابن قلاون عذه بصري\n   Inscription translation: Glory to our master the Sultan al-Malik al-Nasir the wise, the efficient, the warrior, the champion of the faith, the defender Nasir al-Dunya wal-Din Muhammad ibn Qala'un, may his victory be glorious","location":"12","exhib_hist":"Exhibited: \n  \n \nGUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, NY USA; AFRICA THE ART OF A CONTINENT; 04 Jun 1996","subjects":"heraldry (blazon)","assoc_names":"Associated with: Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun","assoc_places":null,"assoc_titles":null,"acqu_name":"Purchased from: Dominic Colnaghi","acqu_date":"1851","desc":"Large straight sided basin of raised brass with gold, silver and black inlays decorated with the name, titles and blazon of the Mamluk Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad","comments":"Large basins like this were among the most prestigious of the inlaid brass vessels produced by Mamluk metalworkers. They were used primarily for washing: the swimming fish circling the base inside is particularly appropriate decoration. Contemporary historians also describe them being used to collect money or gifts at weddings and other festivals. The chinoiserie style of the floral design in the large roundels demonstrates the influence of textiles and other objects imported into the Mamluk Empire from Mongol Iran and even China itself.","gateway":null,"fields":{"main_image":{"childImageSharp":{"sizes":{"aspectRatio":1.76,"src":"/static/0-1a3fa1338e077cb973c66aececb57321-5882f.jpg","srcSet":"/static/0-1a3fa1338e077cb973c66aececb57321-34761.jpg 88w,\n/static/0-1a3fa1338e077cb973c66aececb57321-2740e.jpg 175w,\n/static/0-1a3fa1338e077cb973c66aececb57321-5882f.jpg 350w,\n/static/0-1a3fa1338e077cb973c66aececb57321-31f03.jpg 525w,\n/static/0-1a3fa1338e077cb973c66aececb57321-03383.jpg 640w","sizes":"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px"}}},"all_images":[{"name":"0","publicURL":"/static/0-1a3fa1338e077cb973c66aececb57321.jpg"}]}},"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"The British Museum: Islamic Gallery"}}},"pageContext":{"prn":"RRM9652"}}