Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili

The Cleveland ewer, made by al-Dhaki in 1223, has been heavily weathered over time and most of its original silver inlay has been lost.
The Louvre basin, made by al-Dhaki for the Ayyubid sultan al-Adil II sometime during his short reign of 1238 to 1240.
The Homberg ewer, made by al-Dhaki in 1242-3. The original spout was straight and has been lost, and the original inlay has also been lost.

Aḥmad ibn 'Umar al-Dhakī al-Mawṣilī was a 13th-century metalworker from Mosul, now in Iraq.[1] He is known from three surviving works over a period of about 20 years from 1223 to 1242–43.[1]: 286–7  He operated an atelier (workshop) with his ghulam Abu Bakr Umar ibn Hajji Jaldak (probably not a slave but more of an assistant).[1]: 286, 317  The epithet "al-Dhaki" means "the sagacious".[1]: 311 

  1. ^ a b c d Rice, D.S. (1957). "Inlaid Brasses from the Workshop of Aḥmad al-Dhakī al-Mawṣilī". Ars Orientalis. 2: 283–326. JSTOR 4629040. Retrieved 17 November 2022.