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This was thanks in no small part to the sultan’s own enthusiastic patronage. While many of the artworks he commissioned were mosques and the furnishings to go with them, some objects appear to have been made for him personally. This beautiful deep-sided basin is inlaid with an inscription that reads: ‘Glory to our lord, the Sultan, the just ruler, the holy warrior, the guardian of the frontiers, the one aided [by God], the victorious, sultan of Islam and the Muslims, al-Malik al-Ashraf Abu'l-Nasr Qa'itbay’.","physicalDescription":"Deep-sided brass basin, with repoussé, engraved and inlaid decoration.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"brass","id":"AAT10946"},{"text":"silver","id":"AAT11029"},{"text":"gold","id":"AAT11021"}],"techniques":[{"text":"hammering","id":"AAT54098"},{"text":"inlay","id":"AAT53850"},{"text":"repoussé","id":"AAT54023"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Raised from brass sheet by hammering, with engraved and inlaid decoration. The inlay in gold and silver. 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The sultan revived the production of inlaid metalwork, which had all but ceased during the 15th century. Several different models must have inspired the pieces made in his reign, since their decoration is very varied. \r\n\r\nBrass inlaid with silver, gold and a black composition\r\n\r\nMuseum no. 1325-1856","date":{"text":"Jameel Gallery","earliest":"2006-07-20","latest":null}}],"partNumbers":["1325-1856"],"accessionNumberNum":"1325","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1856,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2016JF0313","2019LP4094","2019LP2933","2019LV3421"],"recordModificationDate":"2026-03-25","recordCreationDate":"2003-09-29","availableToBook":false}}