Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Central Asia (made) -
Subject
Islam
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Measured through case height: 101.5cm, Measured through case width: 49cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1437-1902
Record ID
1437-1902
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
This panel is from the side of a large wooden box that marked the grave of Sayf al-Din Bakharzi. He was a celebrated Muslim mystic who died in Bukhara in Uzbekistan in 1261. The main panel has a pattern of intersecting 12-sided figures. Long straight rays link groups of small hexagons which are arranged around a six-pointed star. This type of decoration is typical of the patterns based entirely on the arrangement of geometric figures that came to play a significant role in Islamic art. They were used in both religious and secular contexts. By the 14th century, when this panel was made, such patterns often combined more than one scheme. However, decorators made no attempt to create an illusion of depth. The picture plane remained deliberately flat, producing patterns that were impressively complex.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Teak, carved, painted and gilded Wood Carving
Fiziksel açıklama
Wooden panel carved with a niche design filled with geometric and arabesque patterns. There are traces of paint and gilding.
Üretim
The panel was part of the box-like wooden tomb-marker placed over the grave of Sayf al-Din Bakharzi. The grave is in a monumental tomb in a cemetery on the outskirts of Bukhara.
