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Accurate Measure of Thin Glass
Accurate Measure of Thin Glass

This masterpiece is a small measure made of thin glass, in a shape of the frustum of a cone, used to measure substances such as oil with a high degree of accuracy.

Measuring Equipment

Al-Dinar Al-Mubarak
Al-Dinar Al-Mubarak

The gold dinar gives the name of Sultan Baybars Al-Bunduqdari and has a blazon of the tiger. A script on both sides says "Al-Dinar Al-Mubarak," an unusual phrase for Islamic dinars.

Dinar

Al-Mansur Mohammad's Pen Case
Al-Mansur Mohammad's Pen Case

The rectangular copper inkwell is decorated with scriptures in both Kufic and Naskh calligraphy, (ornamental styles of writing). The inkwell is also decorated with plant, birds and animal ornamentation.

Implements And Utensils

Al-Mousili Candlestick
Al-Mousili Candlestick

A candlestick, made of brass and inlaid with silver, is inscribed with the name "Ali Bin Hussein Ibn Mohammad Al-Mousili"

Candlestick

An Illustrated Manuscript Page
An Illustrated Manuscript Page

The manuscript page is illustrated with a drawing in black ink that portrays two warriors standing beside a tree with many branches, upon which two birds in a back to back position

Paper

Ardebil Small Basin
Ardebil Small Basin

The Ardebil small basin is made of brass with some areas decorated with geometric and floral designs.

Bowl

Aristocratic Minai  Pottery Plate
Aristocratic Minai Pottery Plate

A Minai ware plate, ornamented with a drawing of four people seated around a table, may be considered "aristocratic" pottery.

Dish

Ashrafi Dinar
Ashrafi Dinar

This gold coin with the name of Sultan Ashraf Barsbay was minted in Cairo in AH 829 (AD 1425).

Coin

Ashrafi Dinar with Simple Calligraphy
Ashrafi Dinar with Simple Calligraphy

The gold dinar, minted in Cairo in the name of Sultan Ashraf Barsbay, has a phrase engraved with naskh calligraphy.

Dinar

Base of a Bowl Decorated with Fish
Base of a Bowl Decorated with Fish

This is the base of an underglazed painted Mamluk bowl decorated with a group of poorly painted fish.

Receptacle / Vessel

Base of a Bowl Decorated with Six-Petaled Flower
Base of a Bowl Decorated with Six-Petaled Flower

This is the base of an underglazed pottery bowl, in the center of which is a flower with six almond-shaped petals.

Bottom of Vessel

Base of a Bowl with Floral Motifs
Base of a Bowl with Floral Motifs

This underglazed base of a bowl has a center with floral motifs and rows of five-lobed leaves, each containing three blue dots.

Vessel

Base of a Bowl with Two Circles
Base of a Bowl with Two Circles

All that remains of this bowl is the base, decorated with a small circle surrounded by a larger circle. The underside bears the signature of the artist, Ghozail.

Bottom of Vessel

Basin of Prince Tankiz
Basin of Prince Tankiz

This brass basin with a rim, body, and foot is decorated with plant designs and Naskh inscriptions.

Basin

Basin of Qaitbay
Basin of Qaitbay

This basin of Qaitbay has many straight sides with a flat bottom and a rather wide rim.

Implements And Utensils

Basin with Medallions of Animals and Flowers
Basin with Medallions of Animals and Flowers

The sides of the basin curve inward slightly. The basin bears the name of its owner and is decorated with medallions containing animals and flowers.

Basin

Black Ink Drawing of Man in a Turban
Black Ink Drawing of Man in a Turban

The black ink drawing on an irregular piece of paper depicts a man with detailed features in a turban and baggy trousers.

Paper

Black and Blue Tile With Drawing of a Lamp
Black and Blue Tile With Drawing of a Lamp

A pottery tile with a black and blue drawing on a white background under a transparent glaze is dominated by a drawing of a huge mosque lamp hanging on a chain.

Tile

Bottle for Medical Purpose
Bottle for Medical Purpose

This small bottle made of transparent glass was used for medical purposes such as urine and drug test examination.

Surgical or Medical Implement

Bottom of a Mamluk Faience Vessel
Bottom of a Mamluk Faience Vessel

This is the bottom of a vessel made of Mamluk faience, painted with blue and white under glaze.

Vessel

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