Zayn al-Din
Northwestern Iran, Turkey, Egypt or Syria
Around 1475–50
Brass, hammered, chased and inlaid with silver
11 x 23.1 cm, Diameter: 22.7 cm
This bucket is attributed to the master metalworker Zayn al-Din and is associated with the hammam, or bath house. Its richly inlaid surface suggests it was made for holding wine and could have been used in the hammam’s social spaces. The superb decoration on the underside would have been seen as the bucket was carried from guest to guest.