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Part of a wall decoration
(جزء من زخرفة جداريّة)

Title	Part of a wall decoration
Title Original	جزء من زخرفة جداريّة
Publication Place	- National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Arts
Subject	Local gypsum (tamshenet) sculpture.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الطول: 71 سم؛ العرض: 57 سم؛ السّماكة 5.5 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	II.S.266
Record ID	object;ISL;dz;Mus01;26;ar
Library Location	National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Arts
Notes	Part of a wall paneling made of tamechant (local gypsum), on which a floral decoration is carved, distributed over three fields, separated by three frames composed of flat thread decorations, also separated from each other by granules. The lower field is decorated with four columns topped by rosette-shaped arches consisting of nine palmettes of a very geometric nature. The decoration of the second field uses symmetrical three-lobed leaves that resemble the leaves of a flattened vine, attached to its stems through wide petioles pierced with circular holes that form the lower lobes. The leaf stalks attached to the perforated petioles fold again, bend into small curved lines, and then close into rings. Only a small part of the decoration consisting of simplified leaves distributed over the entire facade remains of the upper field. This part was found broken into three pieces, and was later reshaped. The carving was done with the help of an iron blade used on the tamshanti while it was still soft. According to H. Saladan, this local plaster made of limestone specific to the region was “applied to walls made of rammed earth (tabiya) or made of rubble stone.” This carved part is only part of a wall covering that used to decorate the wall of a palace hall.
Sample Text	Houria Cherid “Part of a wall decoration” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;dz;Mus01;26;ar

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Part of a wall decoration

(جزء من زخرفة جداريّة)

Publication Place - National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Arts

Subject Local gypsum (tamshenet) sculpture.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الطول: 71 سم؛ العرض: 57 سم؛ السّماكة 5.5 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID II.S.266

Record ID object;ISL;dz;Mus01;26;ar

Library Location National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Arts

Notes Part of a wall paneling made of tamechant (local gypsum), on which a floral decoration is carved, distributed over three fields, separated by three frames composed of flat thread decorations, also separated from each other by granules. The lower field is decorated with four columns topped by rosette-shaped arches consisting of nine palmettes of a very geometric nature. The decoration of the second field uses symmetrical three-lobed leaves that resemble the leaves of a flattened vine, attached to its stems through wide petioles pierced with circular holes that form the lower lobes. The leaf stalks attached to the perforated petioles fold again, bend into small curved lines, and then close into rings. Only a small part of the decoration consisting of simplified leaves distributed over the entire facade remains of the upper field. This part was found broken into three pieces, and was later reshaped. The carving was done with the help of an iron blade used on the tamshanti while it was still soft. According to H. Saladan, this local plaster made of limestone specific to the region was “applied to walls made of rammed earth (tabiya) or made of rubble stone.” This carved part is only part of a wall covering that used to decorate the wall of a palace hall.

Sample Text Houria Cherid “Part of a wall decoration” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;dz;Mus01;26;ar