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A room in Damascus
(غرفة في دمشق)

Title	A room in Damascus
Title Original	غرفة في دمشق
Publication Date:	First - second century AH / seventh - eighth century AD
Publication Place	- Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Subject	Carved wooden panels and ceilings decorated with relief plaster called (Ajami) with a mosaic marble floor.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	400×900 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	1998.2.342
Record ID	object;EPM;my;Mus21;4;ar
Library Location	Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Date	First - second century AH / seventh - eighth century AD
Notes	This room in Damascus, which dates back to the Ottoman era, represents the luxurious lifestyle in Ottoman Syria. Hospitality has always been fundamental to the Muslim way of life and a room like this was intended to be a guesthouse for important guests. This room is considered a hall because of its spaciousness and distinctive decoration from the rooms of the house. The room itself is made of painted wood panels that will form the floor, four walls, and ceiling, with many flowers, fruits, and architectural scenes painted on it. It is ornately decorated with designs inspired by Islamic, Chinese, and European traditions. The wood panels and ceilings used in the interior design are decorated with stucco relief called “Ajami” which are elements dressed in tin sheets, glazed and painted to form a complex harmony of reflective or matte and intensely colored surfaces. On the ceiling there are three decorations resembling chandeliers.
Sample Text	“A Room in Damascus” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;4;ar

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A room in Damascus

(غرفة في دمشق)

Publication Date First - second century AH / seventh - eighth century AD

Publication Place - Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Subject Carved wooden panels and ceilings decorated with relief plaster called (Ajami) with a mosaic marble floor.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 400×900 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 1998.2.342

Record ID object;EPM;my;Mus21;4;ar

Library Location Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Date First - second century AH / seventh - eighth century AD

Notes This room in Damascus, which dates back to the Ottoman era, represents the luxurious lifestyle in Ottoman Syria. Hospitality has always been fundamental to the Muslim way of life and a room like this was intended to be a guesthouse for important guests. This room is considered a hall because of its spaciousness and distinctive decoration from the rooms of the house. The room itself is made of painted wood panels that will form the floor, four walls, and ceiling, with many flowers, fruits, and architectural scenes painted on it. It is ornately decorated with designs inspired by Islamic, Chinese, and European traditions. The wood panels and ceilings used in the interior design are decorated with stucco relief called “Ajami” which are elements dressed in tin sheets, glazed and painted to form a complex harmony of reflective or matte and intensely colored surfaces. On the ceiling there are three decorations resembling chandeliers.

Sample Text “A Room in Damascus” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;4;ar