Basin
Late 13th century
Object PlaceCairo, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueBrass with silver and copper inlay
DimensionsOverall: 19 x 46.5 cm (7 1/2 x 18 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession number50.3627
On View
On viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenanceEdward Jackson Holmes (b. 1873 - d. 1950), Topsfield, MA; 1950, by inheritance to his wife, Mrs. Edward Jackson (Mary Stacy Beaman) Holmes (b. 1875); 1950, gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 1950)
1197 A.D./ 593 A.H.
about 1220–30
mid-14th century
19th century
18th century
1342–45
1308–09 A.D./ A.H. 708
1225 A.D. / A.H. 622
18th century
about 1700
mid-13th century
18th–19th century