29 sept. 631 - Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis)

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631-632 CE
Granite masonry, covered with silk curtain and calligraphy in gold and silver wrapped thread.
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
• Interconnected designs decorative patterns
• Sea animals and figures
• Mamluk artisans created- extraordinary craftsmen who made textile and metal work
• Function- baptize children of the royal family of France
• Likely given as a gift to french
• Frieze- sculpture not 3D, front figures
Fleur de lis

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