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Brazier
Second half of 13th century
Egypt
Cast bronze inlaid with silver
H. 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm) W. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm) Diam. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm)
Metal
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
91.1.540
Inscriptions: (In Arabic, in Mamluk naskhi script): "Glory to our lord the Sultan, the wise, the ruler, the just, the fighter [for the Faith], the defender [of Islam], the assisted [by Allah], the victorious, Sultan of Islam and the Muslims, the subduer of insurgents and rebels, the Sultan al-Malik, al Muzaffar son of 'Umar." (H. McAllister, trans. 1940) (In kufic script, on two legs): "Glory to our master, the sultan, the wise, the ruler, the just, the fighter [for the faith], the warden [of Islam], the mighty, the victorious, sultan of Islam and of the Muslims, subduer of the insurgents and the rebels, the sultan al-Malik al-Muzaffar Yusuf, glory to him." (Stefano Carboni, trans. 1994)