COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.91.1.1533
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MMA_.91.1.1533
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
The spectacular enameled objects produced by Egyptian and Syrian glassmakers in the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods, especially from the mid-thirteenth to the late fourteenth century, are unsurpassed. Flat dishes, such as this fourteenth-century example, were rather uncommon. Its geometric decoration unfolds on two levels, the most immediate represented by the combination of the five tangential circles, drawn in a continuous looping line, that dominate the composition. The second and subtler level is found within the four outer circles, where a complex star pattern was created. The pleasant chromatic contrast of blue, white, and red enamels, and gilding emphasizes the basic elements of both the geometric and the vegetal motifs in this complex design.
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The spectacular enameled objects produced by Egyptian and Syrian glassmakers in the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods, especially from the mid-thirteenth to the late fourteenth century, are unsurpassed. Flat dishes, such as this fourteenth-century example, were rather uncommon. Its geometric decoration unfolds on two levels, the most immediate represented by the combination of the five tangential circles, drawn in a continuous looping line, that dominate the composition. The second and subtler level is found within the four outer circles, where a complex star pattern was created. The pleasant chromatic contrast of blue, white, and red enamels, and gilding emphasizes the basic elements of both the geometric and the vegetal motifs in this complex design.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Mameluk
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Mameluk
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
Syria or Egypt
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Syria or Egypt
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Mamluk
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Mamluk
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Plate
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Plate
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
14th century
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14th century
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1300
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1300
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1399
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1399
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Glass, free-blown, tooled, enameled, and gilded
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Glass, free-blown, tooled, enameled, and gilded
Materials and Techniques
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Dimensions:
Diam. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
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Diam. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
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ID Number:
91.1.1533
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91.1.1533
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
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Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Credit Line
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_91.1.1533.tif
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MMA_.h1_91.1.1533.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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