Date: 1220

Ismaʿil b. Ward studied under Ibrahim b. Mawaliya al-Mawsili. While he was his pupil (tilmīdh) he decorated a small box, now in the Benaki Museum in Athens. See also: Blacksmith; Metalworker; Artisan of Brass; Artisan of Silver; Mortar Maker; Silversmith; Tinsmith; Decorator of Metal Vessels; Inlayer of Metalwork.

Date: 1223-32

Julian Raby identifies commonalities between the size, form, and iconography of ewers made by Ahmad al-Dhaki (1223) and Qasim ibn ʿAli (1232). Raby identifies a key octagonal motif used on both vessels in order to bring eleven other items into his comparison, including the Blacas Ewer and the Munich Tray. This motif was used by about half of the craftsmen who refer to themselves using “al-Mawsili” in their epithets between 1200-1250. See also: Sword Inlayer; Blacksmith; Metal Worker; Inlayer of Metalwork.

Date: 1225

Abu Bakr b. Jaldak was apprentice (ghulām) to Ahmad b. ʿUmar b. Kamil (also known as al-Dhakī al-Naqqāsh al-Mawṣilī). Ibn Jaldak made a candlestick, which is now in the Museum of Fine Art in Boston (inventory number: 57.148). See also: Blacksmith; Artisan of Brass; Artisan of Silver; Mortar Maker; Silversmith; Tinsmith; Decorator of Metal Vessels; Inlayer of Metalwork.

Date: 1226

ʿUmar b. Jaldak was apprentice (ghulām) to Ahmad al-Dhaki. He made a bronze ewer inlaid with silver. It is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (inventory number: 91.1.586). See also: Blacksmith; Metalworker; Artisan of Brass; Artisan of Silver; Mortar Maker; Silversmith; Tinsmith; Decorator of Metal Vessels; Inlayer of Metalwork.

Date: 1229-30

Iyas was apprentice to ʿAbd al-Karim b. (?) al-Turabi al-Mawsili. He made an ewer, which is currently in the Türk ve Islam Eserleri Müzesi in Istanbul. See also: Blacksmith; Metalworker; Artisan of Brass; Artisan of Silver; Mortar Maker; Silversmith; Tinsmith; Decorator of Metal Vessels; Inlayer of Metalwork; Maker of Metal Trays; Maker of Metal Bowls; Maker of Metal Ewers.

Date: c. 1230

Muhammad ibn Fattuh and al-Hajj Ismaʿil’s names appear on an inlaid brass candlestick. Julian Raby argues they were working in Mosul. Muhammad ibn Fattuh added the inlay, and al-Hajj Ismaʿil was responsible for the fashioning. The former refers to himself as Shujaʿ ibn Manʿa’s hireling (ājir). Shujaʿ ibn Manʿa is the craftsman responsible for the Blacas Ewer. See also: Artisan of Brass; Sword Inlayer; Blacksmith; Metal Worker; Inlayer of Metalwork.

Date: c. 1232

Shujaʿ b. Manʿa al-Mawsili decorated an ewer, which is now in the British Museum (inventory number: 66-12-29-61). See also: Blacksmith; Metalworker; Artisan of Brass; Artisan of Silver; Mortar Maker; Silversmith; Tinsmith; Decorator of Metal Vessels; Inlayer of Metalwork.

Date: 1232

A brass ewer, which is now in the Freer Gallery of Art, carries the name of Qasim ibn ʿAli. The name of Shihab al-Din (possibly Shihab al-Din Tughril, the regent to an Ayyubid amir of Aleppo who ruled between 1216 and 1237) is inscribed on it along with the date of Ramadan 629 (1232 CE). Julian Raby suggests that the lack of figural decoration could have been connected to Shihab al-Din’s piety. See also: Artisan of Brass; Sword Inlayer; Blacksmith; Metal Worker; Inlayer of Metalwork.

Date: 1259

ʿAli b. Hammud al-Naqqāsh al-Mawṣilī (“decorator of Mosul”) made a copper vase for Qusta b. Tudhra. It is now in the Museo Nationale in Florence. See also: Blacksmith; Metalworker; Artisan of Brass; Artisan of Silver; Mortar Maker; Silversmith; Tinsmith; Decorator of Metal Vessels; Inlayer of Metalwork.

Date: Thirteenth century

Ibn al-Makki’s name appears on a bronze candlestick, which is now in the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo (inventory number: 8483). See also: Blacksmith; Artisan of Brass; Artisan of Silver; Mortar Maker; Silversmith; Tinsmith; Decorator of Metal Vessels; Inlayer of Metalwork; Silversmiths; Goldsmiths.

Date: Thirteenth century

Ibrahim b. Mawaliya al-Mawsili’s name appears on a ewer, which is now in the Louvre Museum. See also: Blacksmith; Metalworker; Artisan of Brass; Artisan of Silver; Mortar Maker; Silversmith; Tinsmith; Decorator of Metal Vessels; Inlayer of Metalwork.

Date: Thirteenth century

Ismaʿil ibn Ward’s name appears on two vessels. The first is a box, mentioning that he was a tilmidh of Ibrahim ibn Mawaliya. The second is a bucket, now in the British Museum, with an anthropomorphic inscription. Julian Raby suggests that both might have been the credential pieces made by an apprentice in order to get into the guild. See also: Sword Inlayer; Blacksmith; Metal Worker; Inlayer of Metalwork.

Date: Thirteenth century

Many extant works can be traced to Badr al-Din Luʾluʾ (independent ruler of Mosul, 1233-59) and his craftsmen. One such work is a metal bowl, which draws from a popular shape for ceramics with origins in Kashan or Raqqa. This bowl was made by Najm al-Din al-Badri. Based on the epithet (nisba), he was likely an officer of Badr al-Din Luʾluʾ. See also: Artisan of Brass; Sword Inlayer; Blacksmith; Metal Worker; Inlayer of Metalwork.

Date: Thirteenth century

The “Munich Tray” is inscribed with the name of Badr al-Din Luʾluʾ (independent ruler of Mosul, 1233-59) and his titles. However, it also has an inscription isolated at the front of the tray, which gives the name Muhammad ibn ʿIsun. Badr al-Din Luʾluʾ had this made for princess Khatun Khawanrah, and Julian Raby suggests that Muhammad ibn ʿIsun can be identified as her groom rather than the craftsman. See also: Artisan of Brass; Sword Inlayer; Blacksmith; Metal Worker; Inlayer of Metalwork.

Date: Mid-thirteenth century

Hajj Ismaʿil’s name appears on a candlestick, which was then engraved by Muhammad b. Fattuh al-Mawsili. It is now in the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo (inventory number: 15121). See also: Blacksmith; Artisan of Brass; Artisan of Silver; Mortar Maker; Silversmith; Tinsmith; Decorator of Metal Vessels; Inlayer of Metalwork.

Date: Mid-thirteenth century

A basin in Kiev bears the name and titles of Badr al-Din Luʾluʾ (independent ruler of Mosul, 1233-59), and also another signature partly deciphered as “Yusuf.” Julian Raby writes that this might be the same craftsman responsible for an ewer in the Walters Gallery signed by Yunus ibn Yusuf al-Mawsili. If these two items were made by the same “Yusuf,” it is an argument for the Walters Gallery ewer having been made in Mosul as well. See also: Artisan of Brass; Sword Inlayer; Blacksmith; Metal Worker; Inlayer of Metalwork.