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Turned wood screen

Title	Turned wood screen
Author	Unknown (maker)
Publication Date:	1400
Publication Place	Egypt (made) Africa (made) -
Subject	Africa Islam Woodwork
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 53.5cm, Width: 32cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1074-1869
Record ID	1074-1869
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1400
Notes	This panel was possibly once part of a minbar (or Islamic Pulpit). It was probably made in Cairo during the fifteenth century. The panel has been constructed from individual hand turned elements known as mashrabyah. Mashrabyah (or wood turning) is a craft used in Egypt to make projecting windows and items such as screens. The panel has also been inlaid with ivory elements. This screen was probably made during Mamluk rule (a military elite who ruled Egypt and Syria between 1250 -1517 A.D).
Sample Text	Transliteration,
İlişki	Paris Exhibition, 1867 Husayn Fahmi Cairo
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Hand turned wooden screen, inlaid with ivory elements. Wood Ivory Inlay Turned
Fiziksel açıklama	Screen created from individual hand turned wood elements. The screen has been inlaid with ivory and has been placed within a modern frame.
Üslup	Mamluk

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Turned wood screen

Author Unknown (maker)

Publication Date 1400

Publication Place Egypt (made) Africa (made) -

Subject Africa Islam Woodwork

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 53.5cm, Width: 32cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1074-1869

Record ID 1074-1869

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1400

Notes This panel was possibly once part of a minbar (or Islamic Pulpit). It was probably made in Cairo during the fifteenth century. The panel has been constructed from individual hand turned elements known as mashrabyah. Mashrabyah (or wood turning) is a craft used in Egypt to make projecting windows and items such as screens. The panel has also been inlaid with ivory elements. This screen was probably made during Mamluk rule (a military elite who ruled Egypt and Syria between 1250 -1517 A.D).

Sample Text Transliteration,

İlişki Paris Exhibition, 1867 Husayn Fahmi Cairo

Malzemeler ve teknikler Hand turned wooden screen, inlaid with ivory elements. Wood Ivory Inlay Turned

Fiziksel açıklama Screen created from individual hand turned wood elements. The screen has been inlaid with ivory and has been placed within a modern frame.

Üslup Mamluk