Publication Date
413-414 AH/1022-1023 AD
Publication Place
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Museum of Islamic Arts; sluggishness Kairouan
Subject
Painted wood decorated with flowers.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول: 141سم؛ العرض: 16 سم؛ السماكة: 4 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
BS 100
Record ID
object;ISL;tn;Mus01;12;ar
Library Location
Museum of Islamic Arts; sluggishness Kairouan
Date
413-414 AH/1022-1023 AD
Notes
This wooden panel is decorated with a Kufic inscription containing part of verse 18 of Surah 3 (Surat Al-A'raf). The tails of the letters are slanted, and some of them end in a two-lobed floral decoration. The floor of the inscription is decorated with abstract and relief decoration. The curvature of the tail of the letters Waw and Mim forms a necklace that decorates the empty space created by the copying of the two letters. The letters are artistically crafted, meticulously drawn, and end with a slant. The ocher color surrounding the black letters made them stand out, a technique that would replace inscriptions on carved wood, as was the case in the ceilings of the Great Mosque of Kairouan since the 3rd century AH / 9th century AD.
Sample Text
Mourad Rammah “Wooden Painted Panel” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;tn;Mus01;12;ar
