Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili
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Aḥmad ibn 'Umar al-Dhakī al-Mawṣilī was a 13th-century metalworker from Mosul, now in Iraq. He is known from three surviving works over a period of about 20 years from 1223 to 1242–43. He operated an
The Cleveland ewer, made by al-Dhaki in 1223, has been heavily weathered over time and most of its original silver inlay has been lost.
The Louvre basin, made by al-Dhaki for the Ayyubid sultan al-Adil II sometime during his short reign of 1238 to 1240.
The Homberg ewer, made by al-Dhaki in 1242-3. The original spout was straight and has been lost, and the original inlay has also been lost.
Al-Adil II
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Al-Malik al-ʿĀdil Sayf ad-Dīn Abū Bakr ibn Nāṣir ad-Dīn Muḥammad was the Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt from 1238 to 1240.
Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili
…The smaller medallions in the top and bottom rows all feature fairly typical "stock-in-trade motifs". The Louvre basin, made for the Ayyubid sultan al-Adil II sometime between 1238 and 1240. There is an incision on the base which says the basin had belonged specifically to the vestry (ṭishtkhānah) of al-Adil…
A gold dirham minted during the reign of Al-Adil II in 637 AH
Incense burner of Sultan al-Adil II.