Publication Date
Mid-twelfth century
Publication Place
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Sicilian Regional Museum, Apatlis Palace
Subject
Manufactured wood.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 134 سم؛ القطر: 74 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
5223
Record ID
object;ISL;it;Mus01_A;43;ar
Library Location
Sicilian Regional Museum, Apatlis Palace
Date
Mid-twelfth century
Notes
The ceiling is composed of overlapping panels, on each of which geometric shapes are drawn, namely squares and rhombuses, ending in the middle with an eight-pointed star. In the middle of this star was engraved an oriental decoration (arabesque) consisting of drawings of plants, animals, deer, rabbits, and birds of prey that opened their wings to pounce on their prey. It was surrounded by a frame decorated with simplified geometric shapes that closely resemble the panels made of lime and plaster that cover the walls of the Church of St. Giuliano, built in the Middle Ages, separating the church from the portico. This ceiling was in the home of one of the rich people or in the aforementioned royal palace, and this is evidenced by the executed pictures of people and the geometric drawings of an oriental character (arabesque) that lasted for a long time and did not undergo development, and what was mentioned by the researcher (Shirato 1979) who studied the Fatimid era.
Sample Text
Rita Bernini “Fragment of a wooden ceiling” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;it;Mus01_A;43;ar
