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.
A gold dirham minted during the reign of Al-Adil II in 637 AH
Basin made by Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili for al-Adil II, 1238-1240. Louvre Museum.
Incense burner of Sultan al-Adil II.
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
Al-Adil II
…about al-Adil II's "boisterous living and loose morals". This is seemingly corroborated by an inlaid brass basin made for him by the master craftsman Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili which contains a "somewhat risqué" depiction of total nudity, the only known example from medieval Islamic metalwork. List of rulers of Egypt…
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 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.