Tray Stand
Museum of Islamic Art
- Title:
- Tray Stand
- Production place:
- Syria
- Date:
- 1250 - 1299
- Period:
- Ayyubid
- Title:
- Tray Stand
- Production place:
- Syria
- Date:
- 1250 - 1299
- Period:
- Ayyubid
- Material:
- Brass, Silver, Black compound, Solder
- Technique:
- Hammering, Engraving, Inlaying, Chasing, Soldering
- Dimensions:
- 24.8
- Diameter:
- 25.6
This spectacular tray stand, made of sheet brass inlaid with silver, has a decorative scheme devoted entirely to glorifying the (unnamed) ruler for whom it was made. On the body, among other scenes, is the monarch between two pairs of servants, seated on a throne with lions below and winged angels above. Above and below this are astrological symbols, thus showing the ruler not only as an earthly but also a heavenly power.
