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Door (one of a pair)
(باب واحد من زوج)

Title	Door (one of a pair)
Title Original	باب واحد من زوج
Publication Date:	Dated in both 1228 AH and 1813 AD
Publication Place	- Shangri-La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
Subject	Wood, inlaid with painted wood, ivory or bone, brass (?) (khatamkari technique)
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الأبعاد الكلية : 219.1 × 108.6 × 3.2 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	64.48.1
Record ID	object;EPM;us;Mus22;41;ar
Library Location	Shangri-La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
Date	Dated in both 1228 AH and 1813 AD
Notes	Small geometric inlay patterns of octagons and stars cover the surface of this large door. To form the intricate designs, long, narrow strips of bone, ivory and green-painted wood were glued together in octagons or stars. The long strips were then cut into thin sections in the transverse direction, and a silver piece was attached to each of them for the wood base of the piece. The final step was sanding and coating the surface with varnish (glossy paint).
Sample Text	“Chapter (One of a Pair)” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus22;41;ar

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Door (one of a pair)

(باب واحد من زوج)

Publication Date Dated in both 1228 AH and 1813 AD

Publication Place - Shangri-La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art

Subject Wood, inlaid with painted wood, ivory or bone, brass (?) (khatamkari technique)

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الأبعاد الكلية : 219.1 × 108.6 × 3.2 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 64.48.1

Record ID object;EPM;us;Mus22;41;ar

Library Location Shangri-La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art

Date Dated in both 1228 AH and 1813 AD

Notes Small geometric inlay patterns of octagons and stars cover the surface of this large door. To form the intricate designs, long, narrow strips of bone, ivory and green-painted wood were glued together in octagons or stars. The long strips were then cut into thin sections in the transverse direction, and a silver piece was attached to each of them for the wood base of the piece. The final step was sanding and coating the surface with varnish (glossy paint).

Sample Text “Chapter (One of a Pair)” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus22;41;ar