Lidded Box of Muhammad al-Hamawi, Timekeeper at the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, 15th century, Attributed to Syria, Brass; engraved and inlaid with silver, H. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Metal, Mamluk metalwork began to decline in quality by the late fourteenth century. Commissioned for the official responsible for supervising the call?to?prayer and announcing the beginning and end of Ramadan, this box probably served as a food container
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Lidded Box, Muhammad al-Hamawi, Timekeeper, Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, 15th century, Attributed, Syria, Brass, engraved, inlaid, silver, H, 4, 10.2 cm, Metal, Mamluk metalwork, decline, quality, late fourteenth, century, Commissioned, official responsible, supervising, call, prayer, announcing, Ramadan, box, served, food container
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