Three Yemeni Mamluk objects with the Seven Planets Motifs, A study in form and content (648-694. A.H/1250-1294. A.D.)

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Islamic Archaeology department, Faculty of Archaeology, Ain Shams University, Egypt.

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This research sheds light on the prevalence of astronomical inscriptions, especially the seven planets, on Yemeni Mamluk metal objects belonging to the Sultan of Ibn Rasul, Sultan al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf (I) ibn Umar (648-694. A.H/1250-1294. A.D.), This research deals with the study of three examples of metal artifacts, including a tray preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, another in the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, and a basin preserved in the same museum, where diversity appears in the decoration of scriptural, geometric, botanical and astronomical decorations, and these artifacts reveal the clear influence of Yemeni artifacts on contemporary Mamluk antiques of the same time period, The seven planets are represented in the motifs, which refer to the Sun, Moon, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Mercury, and Saturn. This research paper aims at explaining and analyzing through two topics, the first is descriptive and aims to identify the general design and artistic characteristics of them and the extent of similarity in decorations between Yemeni artifacts and Mamluk artifacts in Egypt or Syria, while the second is analytical and includes identifying each of the seven planets and analyzing them in terms of form and content.

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