Mansaf Tray with Inlaid Silver
Artist/Creator
Unknown maker (possibly from Damascus, Syria)
Title
Mansaf Tray with Inlaid Silver
Date
19th - early 20th century
Medium
metal with silver inlay
Width
26" diameter (approx.)
Classification
Decorative Arts
Credit Line
Gift of Carl George, Professor Emeritus of Biology
Object Number
2017.2
Rights
Alternative text
Large, decorative ceremonial tray with inlaid silver with Arabic writing at its center incorporating 8 minarets. This text translates to: "And Allah has power over all things." On the face of the tray there is a grape vine, leaf, and fruit motif and around the rim there are four groups of four fishes and four groups of four birds. There is smaller text around the rim of the tray that has not yet been translated, the language is unknown.