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Title	Panel
Publication Date:	1300
Publication Place	Egypt (made) Cairo (made) -
Subject	Africa Islam Woodwork
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	From register length: 18.625in, From register height: .125in
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1082-1869
Record ID	1082-1869
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1300
Notes	These panels represent the work of skilled Mamluk woodcarvers, and were most likely made sometime during the fourteenth century. This set of fourteen panels demonstrates considerable technical mastery and detail in design, however, they lack the density and depth of ornamentation of the Lajin panels (V&A: 1051-1869), which are dated to 1296. Whilst the set of fourteen panels under discussion is dated slightly later, they nonetheless reflect a strong and continuous tradition of Mamluk woodcarving as practiced throughout the fourteenth century. As wood was regarded as a costly and therefore luxury material during the Mamluk period (1250-1517), these panels no doubt formed a part of an important structure undoubtedly commissioned by a wealthy patron. The arrangement of these panels upon a wooden board reflects a nineteenth century trend of European collecting, and does not reflect the initial context in which these panels would have been used. These panels also could have come from different structures, despite the similarity of their technique and decorative style. The rectangular shaped panels would have been used at the top or bottom of a door, while the hexagonal elements probably used within a larger geometric composition set within a minbar (Islamic pulpit) panel or door of a mosque, madrasa, or residential property; their decoration is equally suitable for a religious or secular space.
İlişki	Paris Exhibition, 1867 Husayn Fahmi Cairo
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Wood carved and inlaid with ivory elements Wood Ivory Carved Inlay
Fiziksel açıklama	The panels comprise of two rectangles, two squares, and ten hexagonal shaped wooden panels of varying sizes, each carved with a pattern of interlacing foliate scrolls. The boarders of each panel are inlaid with carved ivory, decorated with a running scroll motif. The fourteen panels have been later mounted onto a wooden board.
Üslup	Mamluk Egypt (Islamic)

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Panel

Publication Date 1300

Publication Place Egypt (made) Cairo (made) -

Subject Africa Islam Woodwork

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions From register length: 18.625in, From register height: .125in

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1082-1869

Record ID 1082-1869

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1300

Notes These panels represent the work of skilled Mamluk woodcarvers, and were most likely made sometime during the fourteenth century. This set of fourteen panels demonstrates considerable technical mastery and detail in design, however, they lack the density and depth of ornamentation of the Lajin panels (V&A: 1051-1869), which are dated to 1296. Whilst the set of fourteen panels under discussion is dated slightly later, they nonetheless reflect a strong and continuous tradition of Mamluk woodcarving as practiced throughout the fourteenth century. As wood was regarded as a costly and therefore luxury material during the Mamluk period (1250-1517), these panels no doubt formed a part of an important structure undoubtedly commissioned by a wealthy patron. The arrangement of these panels upon a wooden board reflects a nineteenth century trend of European collecting, and does not reflect the initial context in which these panels would have been used. These panels also could have come from different structures, despite the similarity of their technique and decorative style. The rectangular shaped panels would have been used at the top or bottom of a door, while the hexagonal elements probably used within a larger geometric composition set within a minbar (Islamic pulpit) panel or door of a mosque, madrasa, or residential property; their decoration is equally suitable for a religious or secular space.

İlişki Paris Exhibition, 1867 Husayn Fahmi Cairo

Malzemeler ve teknikler Wood carved and inlaid with ivory elements Wood Ivory Carved Inlay

Fiziksel açıklama The panels comprise of two rectangles, two squares, and ten hexagonal shaped wooden panels of varying sizes, each carved with a pattern of interlacing foliate scrolls. The boarders of each panel are inlaid with carved ivory, decorated with a running scroll motif. The fourteen panels have been later mounted onto a wooden board.

Üslup Mamluk Egypt (Islamic)