Yazar
Unknown (made)
Basım Tarihi
1700
Basım Yeri
Cairo (made) Egypt (made) -
Konu
Africa Islam Woodwork
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Height: 420cm, Width: 11.3cm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
143-1881
Kayıt Numarası
143-1881
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
1700
Notlar
Mihrab is a semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla; that is, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca and hence the direction that Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a mihrab appears is thus the "qibla wall". This mihrab is a portable one, as it was not built directly into the wall structure of the mosque. Surviving portable mihrabs date back to the Fatimid period in Egypt (12th century), but this example is believed to have come from the mosque of Sheykh Abdallah, near the citadel in Cairo, and is dated to the 18th century.
İlişki
Greville John Chester
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Carved wood; painted
Fiziksel açıklama
Rectangular shaped, carved stalactite-like (or honey-comb) decorated prayer niche (mihrab), with each element painted with red, dark green and white floral sprays and arabesque patterning.
