Keywords: Egyptian - Basin - Walters 54526 (2).jpg In Arab countries and Muslim realms in the Mediterranean region artistic innovation flourished in the 9th-14th centuries Metalworkers cast and hammered basins vases and incense burners from brass engraved the surface with intricate designs and then inlaid the decorations with gold and silver This basin demonstrates this metalworking and silver inlay technique century 13 Medieval brass with silver inlay cm 17 42 h x diam accession number 54 526 11964 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1911 place of origin Egypt <gallery> File Egyptian - Basin - Walters 54526 jpg </gallery> Walters Art Museum license Islamic metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Metalwork of Egypt Islamic metal art |