Tray Made for the Rasulid Sultan al-Mu'ayyad Da'ud ibn Yusuf, early 14th century

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Tray Made for the Rasulid Sultan al-Mu'ayyad Da'ud ibn Yusuf, early 14th century, Attributed to Egypt, Cairo, Brass; engraved and inlaid with silver and black compound, H. 1 1/8 in. ( cm), Metal, A sultan from Yemen commissioned this tray, which includes his name and titles in a large band surrounding a central medallion with the twelve signs of the zodiac and personifications of the seven planets of medieval belief (the sun, the moon, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, and Venus

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Size: 4096px × 4096px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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