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Title	Panel
Publication Date:	1382
Publication Place	Egypt (made) Cairo (made) -
Subject	Woodwork Islam Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 66.5 cm, Height: 13.5cm, Depth: 2cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	361-1876
Record ID	361-1876
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1382
Notes	The panel bears the name of the Mamluk Sultan Al-Malik Az-Zahir Sayf ad-Din Barquq (ruled 1382â1389 and 1390 â1399) who was the first Sultan of the Mamluk Burji dynasty. Barquq, who was of Circassian origin, came to rule twice during the late fourteenth century. Barquq is known to have sponsored the construction of the Madrasa-Khanqa of Sultan Barquq in Cairo; completed in 1386, it was a pious foundation designed to serve as both a khanqah and a madrasa. This wooden panel most likely adorned the minbar (religious stepped pulpit) that appeared in his Madrasa. The perforated edges of the panel indicate that it fit into another structure, one which most certainly included other elaborately carved wooden elements. Benedictory inscriptions of Sultanâs names often appear within panels of minbars. This panel allows for its date and presumed origin to be more precisely attributed.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Carved wood
Fiziksel açıklama	Oblong shaped panel with a carved Arabic inscription written in the thuluth script stating, âGlory to be our Master the Sultan Melik-ed-Dahir Barqouq. May God grant his glorious aid.â The inscriptions appear within two polylobed horizontal cartouches, flanking a central roundel with the Mamluk insignia containing another inscription in the middle.

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Panel

Publication Date 1382

Publication Place Egypt (made) Cairo (made) -

Subject Woodwork Islam Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 66.5 cm, Height: 13.5cm, Depth: 2cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 361-1876

Record ID 361-1876

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1382

Notes The panel bears the name of the Mamluk Sultan Al-Malik Az-Zahir Sayf ad-Din Barquq (ruled 1382â1389 and 1390 â1399) who was the first Sultan of the Mamluk Burji dynasty. Barquq, who was of Circassian origin, came to rule twice during the late fourteenth century. Barquq is known to have sponsored the construction of the Madrasa-Khanqa of Sultan Barquq in Cairo; completed in 1386, it was a pious foundation designed to serve as both a khanqah and a madrasa. This wooden panel most likely adorned the minbar (religious stepped pulpit) that appeared in his Madrasa. The perforated edges of the panel indicate that it fit into another structure, one which most certainly included other elaborately carved wooden elements. Benedictory inscriptions of Sultanâs names often appear within panels of minbars. This panel allows for its date and presumed origin to be more precisely attributed.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Carved wood

Fiziksel açıklama Oblong shaped panel with a carved Arabic inscription written in the thuluth script stating, âGlory to be our Master the Sultan Melik-ed-Dahir Barqouq. May God grant his glorious aid.â The inscriptions appear within two polylobed horizontal cartouches, flanking a central roundel with the Mamluk insignia containing another inscription in the middle.