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Marble plaque
(لــــوحة رخاميــــة)

Title	Marble plaque
Title Original	لــــوحة رخاميــــة
Publication Date:	8th century AH / 14th century AD
Publication Place	- Museum of Islamic Art
Subject	Marble decorated with relief engraving.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع: 60 سم ؛ الطول: 36 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	19
Record ID	object;ISL;eg;Mus01;5;ar
Library Location	Museum of Islamic Art
Date	8th century AH / 14th century AD
Notes	The piece consists of a roughly rectangular panel surmounted by an ornate crown. In the middle of this painting is a prominent drawing of a lamp suspended from the crown of the painting with thick ropes. On both sides of the lamp in the lower part of the painting, there is a prominent drawing of two candlesticks with two wicks tapering at the ends. The neck and base of the lamp are decorated with floral designs and braided ribbons. In the middle of the lamp's body is an inscription that reads, "God is the light of the heavens and the earth." At the bottom and top of this inscription, floral decorations appear surrounded by two frames containing an inscription in the form of beads. Although this style of decoration does not appear in known Mamluk glass lamps, the general shape of the lamp and the writing engraved on it are among the distinctive features of Mamluk lamps. As for the two candlesticks, they were decorated with floral scrolls and lozenges. The floor of the painting is decorated with floral arrangements consisting of grapes, heart-shaped buds, and split leaves, in addition to two central lotus flowers at the bottom of the lamp. The ground of the painting shows traces of brown pigment. The numerous Mamluk examples of engraved decorations in marble, stone, and plaster testify to the flourishing of sculpture arts in the Mamluk era, as well as to the creativity of artists in drawing floral and geometric shapes.
Sample Text	Al-Sayyed Muhammad Khalifa Hammad “Marble panel” within Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;eg;Mus01;5;ar

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Marble plaque

(لــــوحة رخاميــــة)

Publication Date 8th century AH / 14th century AD

Publication Place - Museum of Islamic Art

Subject Marble decorated with relief engraving.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع: 60 سم ؛ الطول: 36 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 19

Record ID object;ISL;eg;Mus01;5;ar

Library Location Museum of Islamic Art

Date 8th century AH / 14th century AD

Notes The piece consists of a roughly rectangular panel surmounted by an ornate crown. In the middle of this painting is a prominent drawing of a lamp suspended from the crown of the painting with thick ropes. On both sides of the lamp in the lower part of the painting, there is a prominent drawing of two candlesticks with two wicks tapering at the ends. The neck and base of the lamp are decorated with floral designs and braided ribbons. In the middle of the lamp's body is an inscription that reads, "God is the light of the heavens and the earth." At the bottom and top of this inscription, floral decorations appear surrounded by two frames containing an inscription in the form of beads. Although this style of decoration does not appear in known Mamluk glass lamps, the general shape of the lamp and the writing engraved on it are among the distinctive features of Mamluk lamps. As for the two candlesticks, they were decorated with floral scrolls and lozenges. The floor of the painting is decorated with floral arrangements consisting of grapes, heart-shaped buds, and split leaves, in addition to two central lotus flowers at the bottom of the lamp. The ground of the painting shows traces of brown pigment. The numerous Mamluk examples of engraved decorations in marble, stone, and plaster testify to the flourishing of sculpture arts in the Mamluk era, as well as to the creativity of artists in drawing floral and geometric shapes.

Sample Text Al-Sayyed Muhammad Khalifa Hammad “Marble panel” within Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;eg;Mus01;5;ar