A MAMLUK 'VENETO-SARACENIC' ENGRAVED BRASS DISH
EGYPT OR SYRIA, 15TH CENTURY
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Auction: 11 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
of circular and shallow form with rounded sides, profusely engraved with interlace floral arabesque, palmettes and split-palmettes, arranged around wide concentric bands
Dimensions
32cm diameter
Footnote
Whilst the dish is a little rubbed from wear, its richly engraved decoration is still very apparent. Remnants of the design are similar to the design on a Veneto-Saracenic dish in the British Museum, signed by Mahmud al-Kurdi, attributed to the 15th/ 16th Century (see object number 1878.1230.705).