Large Mamluk-style brass basin, Near East, 19th century A basin with a carinated body and a flared lip, engraved on the outer wall and on the rim of the inner body with a frieze of multi-lobed cartouches written in Thuluth Arabic on a plant background, repeating the term "al-'Amir" (the prince), alternating with multi-lobed medallions decorated with foliage. Diameter: 42 cm; height: 20 cm Oxidation, shock. A Mamluk style Brass Basin, Near East, 19th century