Bowl-shaped box with cover of engraved brass with silver inlay
Maker
(metalworker)
1400-1525
1400-1525
Title
Bowl-shaped box with cover of engraved brass with silver inlay
Date of Production
(circa) 1500
Medium
metalworked brass and silver inlay
Dimensions
Height: 7 cm
Diameter: 14.6 cm
Diameter: 14.6 cm
Accession Number
O.1966.GP.199
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Related Works
Label Text
Many small boxes like these were made for export to Europe from the Middle East in the later 15th and early 16th century. The lids fit so snugly that they are almost airtight and they may have been intended to hold spices. ‘Made by the Master Mahmud’ is inscribed on the rim in Arabic and has also been transliterated into Latin letters – but not translated. Perhaps by using Latin script the craftsman was hoping to encourage the European merchant who commissioned the bowl to return to his workshop for future orders.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
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