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Jun 20, 2011

Luxury Inlaid Container

c. 1250–1350

Northern Iraq, Ayyubid period

Sheet brass, inlaid with silver and gold

Diameter: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.); Overall: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); Diameter of box: 10.1 cm (4 in.); Box: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.482

Location

116 Islamic

Description

Metalwork flourished in the 1200s with production centers in Mosul, Damascus, and eastern Anatolia. Along with this container, the nearby ewer and candlestick are examples of the superb pieces produced at this time. Scenes of court life, including banqueting, music, and enthroned figures, decorate the sides and top of the container. The lid is covered in hexagonal swastikas, an ancient solar motif, which is further enhanced by a large sunburst in the center. The calligraphic inscriptions extend wishes for a long life, prosperity, and patience to the owner.

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Inscription

Band around body (naskh): "Lasting glory, and safe life, and increasing prosperity, [and] nobility, [and] effective authority"; band around body (naskh): "Brilliance, and nobility, and patience, and modesty, and glory, and long life, and piety, and patience"

Provenance

?-1945

(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)

1945-

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Citations

Islamic Art: Selected Examples from the Loan Exhibition of Islamic Art at the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1944. Reproduced: p. 37 archive.org

Barrett, Douglas E. Islamic Metalwork in the British Museum. London: Lund Humphries, 1949. Reproduced: Fig. 18

The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 712 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 210 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 210 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 266 archive.org

Allan, James. Islamic Metalwork: The Nuhad Es-Said Collection. London: s.n., 1982. Reproduced: p. 75; Mentioned: p. 74-75

Baer, Eva. Metalwork in medieval Islamic art / Eva Baer State University of New York Press Albany, 1983. Reproduced: p. 133; Mentioned: pp. 76-77; pp. 132-133

Atil, Esin. Islamic Art and Patronage: Treasures from Kuwait. New York: Rizzoli International, 1990. Reproduced: P. 206, 207; Mentioned: p. 206

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1991. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991. Reproduced: p. 44 archive.org

Exhibition history

Islamic Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1944-February 2, 1945).

For Modern America from the Ancient Near East. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-March 21, 1948).

Islam and the Medieval West. University Art Museum, Binghamton, NY, Binghamton, NY (organizer) (April 6-May 4, 1975).

Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 21, 2021-May 31, 2022).

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