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Arts of the bookIslam and Christianity
Overview
A Mamluk brass basin inlaid with gold and silver, made about 1300 CE in Egypt or Syria; the kings of France used it for centuries as a baptismal basin for their sons. 1
Impact
In the Louvre; a unique example of an Islamic object that became a ritual in the French crown, and its decoration is among the finest Mamluk engraving. 1
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islam.museum contributors. “Baptistère de Saint-Louis”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/baptistere-saint-louis/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.