Publication Date
613/ 1216
Publication Place
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Subject
Carved wood.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 43.2 سم؛ الطول: 158.3 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
981–1883
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus02;49;ar
Library Location
Victoria and Albert Museum
Date
613/ 1216
Notes
A carved wooden tablet that was part of the sarcophagus of Fakhr al-Din Abu al-Tahir Ismail, an officer in the service of the Ayyubid Sultan al-Malik al-Adil, who ruled 596-615/1200-1218. The surface of the tablet was divided into smaller panels of different sizes, one long continuous one at the top, and seven smaller ones below it. Each panel was carved with arabesques, and the spaces between them were filled with inscriptions containing verses. From the Qur’an and expressions of blessing. The date of the tablet is mentioned in the lower part of it. This panel is considered an important example of the reuse of materials in Islamic art, as the back part of it was engraved with decorations belonging to the Tulunid period (254-92 / 868-905).
Sample Text
Barry Wood “Panel from a Coffin” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus02;49;ar
