AMICA ID:
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MMA_.30.112.3
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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This long, narrow panel, certainly part of an architectural frieze running along the interior of a secular building, presents a neat cursive calligraphy set against a busy scrolling-vegetal background. The faint traces of gilt as well as red and blue pigment link this object to similar contemporaneous panels, which were often painted, mostly in red, ocher, green, and blue. The calligraphic inscription, a rather standard text on secular objects in all media, may have been dedicated to the patron of the building in which this panel was once installed. The extant sentence can be translated as "perpetual glory, lasting fortune, lucky destiny, continuous prosperity."
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Syrian
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Egypt or Syria
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Egypt or Syria
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Title:
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Panel
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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probably 13th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1200
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Creation End Date:
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1299
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Materials and Techniques:
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Carved wood with traces of pigments and gilt
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Dimensions:
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H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), W. 47 in. (119.4 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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30.112.3
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Credit Line:
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Gift of V. Everit Macy, 1930
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_30.112.3.tif
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