Ca. 1200 AD. A rectangular-shaped brass table-top tray with a wide lip and an octagonal central recess featuring three roundels with six-petaled flowers and intricated arabesque designs. The flat lip displays lines of Kufic inscriptions that bestow good wishes interspersed with decorative roundels. For a similar example, but with silver inlaid, see Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, London, 6 October 2008, Lot 170.Size: L:310mm / W:195mm ; 700gProvenance: Private London collection of Early Islamic Art - M.A.; formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1980s.