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A section of a piece of furniture
(قسم من قطعة أثاث)

Title	A section of a piece of furniture
Title Original	قسم من قطعة أثاث
Publication Date:	Late ninth century
Publication Place	- Benaki Museum
Subject	Wood, carved and notched
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	97×50 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	9148
Record ID	object;EPM;gr;Mus21;29;ar
Library Location	Benaki Museum
Date	Late ninth century
Notes	The piece may be part of a bed, a large chair, or a throne. It bears a blessing inscription in Kufic: “Blessing, good fortune, happiness and contentment to the owner.” The decorative band is engraved in a beveled style, typical of the ninth century, with a symmetrical formation of a specially styled lotus flower and fan-shaped palmettes. There are a number of similar pieces of wood in the museum’s collections that share similar formations and engravings.
Sample Text	“A section of a piece of furniture” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;gr;Mus21;29;ar

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A section of a piece of furniture

(قسم من قطعة أثاث)

Publication Date Late ninth century

Publication Place - Benaki Museum

Subject Wood, carved and notched

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 97×50 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 9148

Record ID object;EPM;gr;Mus21;29;ar

Library Location Benaki Museum

Date Late ninth century

Notes The piece may be part of a bed, a large chair, or a throne. It bears a blessing inscription in Kufic: “Blessing, good fortune, happiness and contentment to the owner.” The decorative band is engraved in a beveled style, typical of the ninth century, with a symmetrical formation of a specially styled lotus flower and fan-shaped palmettes. There are a number of similar pieces of wood in the museum’s collections that share similar formations and engravings.

Sample Text “A section of a piece of furniture” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;gr;Mus21;29;ar