1 jan 1320 ano - Basin (Baptistere de St. Louis)

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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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