Coupe aux inscriptions Lot n° 101

Egypt or Syria, Mamluk art, 14th century Ceramic deep bowl on pedestal, with incised and painted decoration under a green glaze. The base features a "rank" coat of arms with three stripes and a dot. The body is embellished with four repeated inscriptions in Thuluth script, separated by rosettes. Condition: missing and restored. Dim. 11 x 21.5 cm An earthenware carved and painted bowl with calligraphy and a blazon, Egypt, Mamluk period, 14th century Mamluk emblems (called rank in Arabic, pl. runūk) exploit a rich visual vocabulary. Some of them combined various signs, symbolizing an attachment to an emir or sultan. The three-banded coat of arms is a very rare symbol from the first decades of the Mamluk sultanate. Its meaning refers to the emblem of the barīdī, the horseman.