Mamluk Bowl
maker
Unknown
Datemid 14th century
Place MadeEgypt, Middle East
MediumIncised brass with silver inlay
Dimensions10 x 20.5 cm (3 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM27w75
eMuseum ID725030
EmbARK ObjectID12422
TMS Source ID1546
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 232. (as Syro-Egyptian, early 14th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), p. 132, no. 63. (as Egyptian or Syrian, mid 14th century or later)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), p. 132, no. 63. (as Egyptian or Syrian, mid 14th century or later)
MarksNotesInscribed (four times around the outside of the bowl, in the roundels): two are caligraphy-like forms; two offer good wishes to the bowl's owner
Inscribed (around the inside of the bowl): a school of fish (Possibly says "al-‘az wa [al-iqbal]" ["Honor and [prosperity]"])
Inscribed (recto, center): unidentified signature and maker's mark
Inscribed (around the inside of the bowl): a school of fish (Possibly says "al-‘az wa [al-iqbal]" ["Honor and [prosperity]"])
Inscribed (recto, center): unidentified signature and maker's mark
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Cairo in winter 1904-1905, through the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950). (with museum no. M27w72)
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