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Tray Made for the Rasulid Sultan al-Mu'ayyad Da'ud ibn Yusuf

early 14th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 453
A sultan from Yemen commissioned this tray, which includes his name and titles in a large band surrounding a central medallion with the twelve signs of the zodiac and personifications of the seven planets of medieval belief (the sun, the moon, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, and Venus).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tray Made for the Rasulid Sultan al-Mu'ayyad Da'ud ibn Yusuf
  • Date: early 14th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Egypt, Cairo
  • Medium: Brass; engraved and inlaid with silver and black compound
  • Dimensions: H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
    Diam. 28 in. (71.1 cm)

  • Classification: Metal
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.605
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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