<p>A set of three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamluk" class="extiw" title="en:Mamluk">en:Mamluk</a> era <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" class="extiw" title="en:Syria">en:Syrian</a>-blown glassware vessels from the 14th century, complete with enamel and gilding decorations and calligraphic writing.
</p><p>The central four-handled vase shown has a formidable international history: it was crafted sometime between 1325 to 1350 for the presiding sultan of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasulid" class="extiw" title="en:Rasulid">en:Rasulid</a> Dynasty in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" class="extiw" title="en:Yemen">en:Yemen</a>, which ruled southern Arabia from 1229 to 1454. This particular vase created in Syria under the Mamluks was aimed to please the Rasulids, as it displays the characteristic five-petal rosettes associated with the Rasulids. The Rasulids Dynasty was a seapower in the Indian Ocean, largelly controlling sailed routes from East Asia to Africa. With contacts in East Asia, this vase eventually wound up in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" class="extiw" title="en:China">en:China</a>, either arriving as a gift or brought back by a Chinese envoy visiting Yemen. 
</p><p>From the Freer and Sackler Galleries of Washington D.C.
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<ul><li>Author: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:PericlesofAthens" class="extiw" title="en:User:PericlesofAthens">en:User:PericlesofAthens</a></li>
<li>Date: August 3, 2007</li></ul>
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