Islamic Mamluk Arab Cairoware Silver & Gold Inlaid Brass Ottoman Incense Burner
The piece is made of octagon shape, which is inlaid silver and gold The eight parts contain inscriptions in the Mamluk thuluth script. Inside it, the artist recorded the name "Mohammed". Sultan al-Nasir Nasir al-Dunya and al-Din Muhammad ibn al-Sultan al-Qalawun. " The piece has the titles of the Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad and his titles:" Izz al-Mawlana, the Sultan, the king of Nasser, the just scholar, the Mujahid, the Mujahideen, the pro-Mujahid, the Sultan of Islam and the Muslims. He is surrounded by each of the ribs of the piece from the inside. Circles are decorated with the shapes of a flying duck, which is characteristic of the Mamluk era. It also contains every surface of the earth. The surface of the piece is made up of four decorative fillings.
The center of these surfaces is a small, two-postered door that opens on an internal shelf. In the past, The Sultan used to put in each of the five incense burners a specific type of incense.
Different from the other Until. Gives a nice and distinctive scent. In a mixture of incense smells.
To a large extent, it is a feature of all Islamic eras , Inside the censer, there was usually a copy of the Quran for reciting the Holy Quran. The Sultan would open the door of the censer and read the Quran in a beautiful and distinctive spiritual atmosphere.
Note :-RestoredSome parts in the pieceBy specialists. Important note :- The 8 legs are dismantled and tied manually.
Material: Copper - silver - gold. The size of the octagon from the maximum angle to the maximum angle: - 80 cm. Incense burner length: - 88 cm. The item "ISLAMIC MAMLUK ARAB CAIROWARE SILVER & GOLD INLAID BRASS OTTOMAN INCENSE BURNER" is in sale since Sunday, June 13, 2021. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\Middle East".The seller is "sulaymane-aziz" and is located in Cairo. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Region of Origin: Middle East
- Primary Material: Brass + silver + gold
- Type: Incense Burner