A small quilted bag from Egypt, Mamluk period (1250–1517); silk patchwork embroidered with silk and lined with linen; now in the Ashmolean Museum.pic.twitter.com/6aNFM9WDSe
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The 'Luck of Edenhall', a 14th-century beaker made in Mamluk-period Egypt/Syria and imported into England by the 15th century: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luck_of_Edenhall_VandA_C.1toB-1959.jpg …pic.twitter.com/BgSIMETVCf
How did they get there Picked up in Jerusalem and carried home? By a returning Crusader?
The site suggests a crusader or pilgrim, though a merchant is also possible, cf. https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/758029843263066112 … :)
Isn’t mid 14th century a bit late for crusaders? It’s intriguing that it’s a copper coin. Goes against the notion that their use was purely local.
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