Publication Date
Ninth - tenth century AH / fifteenth - sixteenth century AD
Publication Place
-
Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)
Subject
Wood, ivory
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع : 183 سم ، العرض : 91 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
2013.172
Record ID
object;EPM;de;Mus21;38;ar
Library Location
Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)
Date
Ninth - tenth century AH / fifteenth - sixteenth century AD
Notes
This wooden door is decorated with geometric carvings, ivory, and inlaid relief work. The decoration is purely geometric, and the wood serves as a frame for the ivory inlay. It is made of two hexagon patterns and a repeating beehive that brings together groups of intersecting lines to form a large Sultans and princes built large complexes characterized by wooden decorative work.
Sample Text
“Intersia wood door inlaid with ivory” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;de;Mus21;38;ar