Author
Unknown (made)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 76.2cm
(Note: Measurement taken from âList of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884â. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 82 - 3)
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
884-1884
Record ID
884-1884
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Mosaic spandrels. Cairo. 14th century.
İlişki
Paris International Exhibition, 1878 Gaston De Saint-Maurice
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Mosaic of coloured marbles, including porphyry; red clay; blue enamel and mother of pearl Earthenware Enamel Mother of Pearl Marble Mosaic
Parçalar
Mosaic Spandrel, Mosaic Spandrel
Fiziksel açıklama
SPANDRIL, one of a pair. Mosaic of mother-of-pearl, forming geometrical pattern, filled in with red pottery, with black marble and blue enamel in centres and points within greenstone border. From Cairo. Saracenic. Probably 14th century. Sight measure, one side, 2 ft. 6 in. Bought (St. Maurice Collâ¿), 50l. the pair. As described in the âList of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884â. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 82 - 3
Üslup
Mamluk