made in brass with an intricate design with silver, copper and gold inlaid decoration and calligraphy. Probably late 19thc or early 20thc. 34cms diameter *This and the following lot were acquired by Carrington Bonsor Williams FRS (1889-1981) whilst working in Egypt in the 1920's. He was a Royal Society Entomologist and received The Grand Order of the Nile Class Four Award in 1923. *The translation is, in the centre of the dish (Glory to our Lord, the Sultan al-Malik al Nasir, helper of the World and Religion (Nasir al-Din). In large lobed cartouches, Qur'an, chapter XVI (al-Nahl), part of verse 53 and chapter XL (Ghafir), part of verse 44. In small hand in three of the large cartouches, God, Muhammad, Ali.