فضة
Egypt
18th Century
Source: Al-Jabarti, 'Aja'ib al-Athar, pp. 181-200.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
Silver
Preparation Steps
The silver is used as an inlay material (muta'amma) alongside mother-of-pearl in ebony wood. It is also used to cast or shape small figures (p. 193).
Original Recipe Text
The silver is used as an inlay material (muta'amma) alongside mother-of-pearl in ebony wood. It is also used to cast or shape small figures (p. 193).
Evidence
"من أبنوس مطعما بالصدف والفضة"
Remarks
Silver is mentioned both as a decorative inlay material and as the primary metal for figures that were subsequently gilded. Elsewhere in the text (p. 183), 'silver' (fidda) is discussed in the context of coinage, where 'adulterated silver' (al-maqāṣīṣ wa-al-zuyūf) is mentioned, indicating the common use of silver alloys rather than pure metal in that period.
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAg
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Colorفضي
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorAl-Jabarti, 'Aja'ib al-Athar, pp. 181-200.
CollectionEgypt
Language
N/A
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