Lidded Box of Muhammad al-Hamawi, Timekeeper at the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus 15th century 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 Lidded Box of Muhammad al-Hamawi, Timekeeper at the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus. 15th century. Brass; engraved and inlaid with silver. Attributed to Syria. Metal

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