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The door of the fort of the window
(باب حصن الشباك)

Title	The door of the fort of the window
Title Original	باب حصن الشباك
Publication Date:	١١٢٦هـ/١۷١٤م
Publication Place	- National Museum of Oman
Subject	Teak wood and brass
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع: 283,5 سم الطول: 218,5 سم العرض: 31 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	2012-349
Record ID	object;EPM;on;Mus21;41;ar
Library Location	National Museum of Oman
Date	١١٢٦هـ/١۷١٤م
Notes	This door originally dates back to the Al-Shabak Fort, known as the Great House, which is located in the city of Ibra. It was built by Sheikh Ahmed bin Rabia Al-Ismaili Al-Himyari, and he is one of the figures of the state of the Ya'arib Imams, during the reign of Imam Sultan bin Saif II Al-Ya'arabi. The main door of the fort includes inscriptions, and floral and animal decorations, among which is prominently carved on the two panels the royal emblem of the United Kingdom, which consists of a lion and a legendary horse. With a horn, and it is written on it: For the Grand Master, made in Sarat, by Ahmad al-Ismaili in Muharram in the year 1126 AH. Al-Himyari, the Dearest of Islam. The door stands as a witness to the close political and commercial ties between Oman and the Mughal Sultanate of India, and the East India Company, during the era of the state of the Ya’aribah Imams.
Sample Text	“Bab Hisn al-Shibbak” is part of Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;on;Mus21;41;ar

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The door of the fort of the window

(باب حصن الشباك)

Publication Date ١١٢٦هـ/١۷١٤م

Publication Place - National Museum of Oman

Subject Teak wood and brass

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع: 283,5 سم الطول: 218,5 سم العرض: 31 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 2012-349

Record ID object;EPM;on;Mus21;41;ar

Library Location National Museum of Oman

Date ١١٢٦هـ/١۷١٤م

Notes This door originally dates back to the Al-Shabak Fort, known as the Great House, which is located in the city of Ibra. It was built by Sheikh Ahmed bin Rabia Al-Ismaili Al-Himyari, and he is one of the figures of the state of the Ya'arib Imams, during the reign of Imam Sultan bin Saif II Al-Ya'arabi. The main door of the fort includes inscriptions, and floral and animal decorations, among which is prominently carved on the two panels the royal emblem of the United Kingdom, which consists of a lion and a legendary horse. With a horn, and it is written on it: For the Grand Master, made in Sarat, by Ahmad al-Ismaili in Muharram in the year 1126 AH. Al-Himyari, the Dearest of Islam. The door stands as a witness to the close political and commercial ties between Oman and the Mughal Sultanate of India, and the East India Company, during the era of the state of the Ya’aribah Imams.

Sample Text “Bab Hisn al-Shibbak” is part of Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;on;Mus21;41;ar