A LARGE INSCRIBED MAMLUK BRASS BASIN, 14TH – 16TH CENTURYSyria or Egypt. Of deep rounded form with a slightly raised central omphalos (boss), the interior overall neatly incised in thuluth with extensive inscriptions, the exterior with circumferential lines.Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection, by repute acquired before 1930. Inscribed 'EX 16' to underside.Condition: Overall good condition with old wear, minor nicks and scratches, one tear to the rim, small losses, old patina.Weight: 3,617 gDimensions: Diameter 52 cm, Height 23 cmLiterature comparison: Compare with a Mamluk philae dish, dated c. 1345-1360, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2014.589. Compare also with a related brass salver, dated to the 15th-16th century, in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1878,1230.711.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related brass basin from the 14th-15th century at Sotheby's London, in Arts of the Islamic World, on 6 October 2010, lot 183, sold for GBP 103,250.