Vase with calligraphic decoration, Egypt or Near East mamluk, late 14th - early 15th centuryCopper vase with a triangular body on a flared pedestal and a cylindrical neck marked by a projecting ring and with slightly everted lips. Engraved decoration on the whole, of a broad band on the body alternating roundels with calligraphic decoration turning around a rosette and broad inscriptions of Arabic praises in thuluth characters, the whole detached on a sowing of flowers. Height: 18 cmAccidents (shocks and cracks on the body, lifting at the foot), oxidation, traces of tinning and silver . Provenance : French collection since 1982. A Mamluk vase with calligraphic design, Egypt or Near East, late 14th - early 15th century