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Lidded Box of Muhammad al-Hamawi, Timekeeper at the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus

Lidded Box of Muhammad al-Hamawi, Timekeeper at the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus

1400–1499

Medium: Brass; engraved and inlaid with silver
Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm) W. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm) D. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Genre: Metal
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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