1 janv. 1320 - Basin (Baptistere de St. Louis)
Description:
Artist: Mohammed ibn al-Zain
Date: 1320-1340
Medium: Brass inlaid with gold and silver
Location: Musée de louvre in Pairs, France
Function:
-Originally used for washing hands at official ceremonies
- later used for French royal family baptisms
Content:
- shows people hunting alternating with battle scenes along the side; Mamluk hunters and mongol enemies
- shows the conflict between the two groups
- bottom of bowl decorated with fish, eels, crabs, frogs, and crocodiles
- all can be found in water
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