Tray of Yemeni Sultan al-Mu'ayyad ibn Yusuf

Ahmad ibn Husayn al-Mosuli

ca. 1296–1321 · Brass; inlaid with silver · Islamic Art

The inscriptions on this tray are even more informative than usual. Not only do they document the object’s commission for a Rasulid sultan of Yemen, they also include the signature of a metalworker whose name links him with the traditions of Mosul metalworking and, even more rare, the specific place of manufacture: Cairo.

Artist

Ahmad ibn Husayn al-Mosuli

Date

ca. 1296–1321

Medium

Brass; inlaid with silver

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891