تاريخ النشر
700
مكان النشر
Iraq (made) -
الموضوع
Woodwork Architecture
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Height: 170cm, Width: 15cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
W.5-1933
رقم السجل
W.5-1933
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
700
ملاحظات
One of the most significant objects within the Iraqi collection is this pair of fragmentary leaves from a wooden door, said to have come from Tikrit and datable stylistically to the 8th century (object nos. W.4 and 5-1933). The presence of a large cross carved into one of the door leaves indicates that the panels came from a Christian religious building. The town of Tikrit, 50 km north of Samarra, was the see of a Jacobite bishopric since the 4th century and an important centre of Christianity and Syriac scholarship). In the early centuries of Islamic rule, the town remained almost exclusively Christian, and the ruins of various Christian buildings are said to have survived above ground.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Carved wood
Fiziksel açıklama
Rectangular shaped panel carved with four square registers carved with decorations consisting of a large cross, and isolated birds standing in profile, each outlined by a fine double border of circles and lines. The other squares remain uncarved.
