Basin

Object Details

• Patron

  Son of Sultan al-Malik al-Nasir Muhammad

• Origin

  Egypt or Syria

• Credit Line

  Purchase in honor of Julian Raby’s outstanding leadership as director of the Freer|Sackler (2002-2017) — Charles Lang Freer Endowment and funds provided by Giuseppe Eskenazi and the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries

• Type

  Vessel

• On View

  Freer Gallery 04: Engaging the Senses

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• Date

  1300s

• Name

  Son of Sultan al-Malik al-Nasir Muhammad

• Place

  Egypt

• Topic

  Art, Inscriptions, Mamluk period (1250 - 1517), Arts of the Islamic World

• Culture

  Muslims

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)

• On View

  Yes