COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.91.1.538
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MMA_.91.1.538
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
According to the inscription on its lid, this box was made for Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn cAli al-Hamawi, a timekeeper at the Umayyad mosque in Damascus who originally came from Hama, Syria. Timekeepers supervised the calls to prayer and observed the new moon, especially at the beginning and the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting.
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According to the inscription on its lid, this box was made for Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn cAli al-Hamawi, a timekeeper at the Umayyad mosque in Damascus who originally came from Hama, Syria. Timekeepers supervised the calls to prayer and observed the new moon, especially at the beginning and the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Mameluk
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Mameluk
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Syria
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Syria
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Mamluk
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Mamluk
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Box with a lid
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Box with a lid
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
15th century
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15th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1400
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1400
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1499
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1499
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Brass, engraved and inlaid with silver
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Brass, engraved and inlaid with silver
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
H. 4 in. (10.2 cm), W. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm), D. 3/8 in. (8 cm)
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H. 4 in. (10.2 cm), W. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm), D. 3/8 in. (8 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
91.1.538
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91.1.538
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
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Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_91.1.538.tif
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MMA_.h1_91.1.538.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false