Publication Date
End of the thirteenth century AD
Publication Place
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National Archaeological Museum
Subject
wood; Multicolour.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 36 سم؛ العرض: 23.8 سم؛ السماكة: 1.7 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
51611
Record ID
object;ISL;es;Mus01;33;ar
Library Location
National Archaeological Museum
Date
End of the thirteenth century AD
Notes
The magnificent coffered ceiling of Tiruel Cathedral, erroneously called a coffered ceiling, is one of the most studied groups of Mudéjar woodwork by art critics; This is due to several factors, including its unusual iconographic structure, its significance in the social context, its artistic utility, and the accuracy of its dating, made possible by wood analysis. The National Archaeological Museum preserves, among other items, two horizontal bridges or beams, obtained from the slopes of the roof, one carrying a male figure, and the other - the bridge we are studying here - a female figure. This figure belongs to the category of workers; She is represented as a water bearer, wearing a long-sleeved garment or sea butterfly tied with a thin rope at the belt. The decoration with horizontal lines gives it a special look. Her straight hair was styled short; She appears to have a bare head, which is an uncommon feature among the figures of this ceiling. The woman carries on her head a jar with two handles; Its initial position can be identified: the eighth section on the left, which means the place where a bomb fell during the 1936 war. The polychromy has been treated in a flat way, with red and white colors and black borders dominating.
Sample Text
Ángela Franco “Horizontal Bridge” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;es;Mus01;33;ar
