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| Keywords: Egyptian - Plaque - Walters 71561.jpg This plaque was probably originally set into a piece of furniture in a madrasa or theological college built by Sultan Qaitbay 1467-1496 ruler of the Mamluk Dynasty and an active patron of the arts The inscription is an invocation based on two verses of the Qur'an It reads Night and day have mixed in the enjoyment of it ca 1470 late Medieval ivory cm 6 5 28 5 with frame cm 11 33 1 accession number 71 561 2384 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Inscription Night and day have mixed in the enjoyment of it Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World Asia House Gallery New York; Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati; Seattle Art Museum Seattle; Saint Louis Art Museum St Louis 1979 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Islamic art in the Walters Art Museum Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Islamic ivory Mamluk Mamluk art Qait Bay | ||||
