Publication Date
3rd century AH / 9th AD
Publication Place
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Museum of Islamic Art
Subject
Wood decorated with relief carving.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول: 192 سم ؛ العرض: 32 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
2462
Record ID
object;ISL;eg;Mus01;36;ar
Library Location
Museum of Islamic Art
Date
3rd century AH / 9th AD
Notes
The piece is a rectangular panel of wood decorated with two narrow strips sandwiched by a wide strip between them. The two narrow bands are decorated with inscriptions in Kufic script, containing the Basmala, the Throne Verse (verse 255 of Surat Al-Baqarah), and the phrase “Allah suffices me.” The wide middle strip is decorated with geometric designs that divide it into seven square sections. Each square is decorated with floral designs, winged elements, oval shapes, and three-lobed leaves. Both the third and fifth squares are decorated with a lobed arch containing floral decorations inside it and in the two triangles sandwiched between its outer curve and the two corners of the square. The Hellenistic character is evident in the decoration and engraving methods of this piece, including the three-dimensional decoration of the decorative elements, the oval shapes, the triangular leaves, and the plant branches. The Sassanian influence is also evident in this piece through the winged elements and detailed arches it contains. The wooden panels were used to decorate mosques and homes, and were also used as parts of the benches and benches that Egypt, especially Fustat, was famous for making in the early Islamic eras. The manufacture of these panels flourished and developed during the Fatimid and Mamluk eras. Many panels were found in Fustat, where they were used to protect the walls of small graves from dust leaking onto the dead.
Sample Text
Muhammad Abbas Muhammad Selim “Woodboard” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;eg;Mus01;36;ar
