COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.91.1.2064
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MMA_.91.1.2064
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Architecture
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Architecture
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
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African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Attributed to Cairo, Egypt
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Attributed to Cairo, Egypt
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Pair of doors
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Pair of doors
Title
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Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 1325-1330
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ca. 1325-1330
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1325
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1325
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1330
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1330
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Wood inlaid with carved ivory panels
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Wood inlaid with carved ivory panels
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Woodwork
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Woodwork
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
65 x 30 1/2 in. (165.1 x 77.5 cm)
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65 x 30 1/2 in. (165.1 x 77.5 cm)
Dimensions
false
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, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
91.1.2064
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91.1.2064
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
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The furnishings of Cairo's mosques, especially during the Mamluk period, were decorated with intricately constructed polygons and strapwork. Most often, the polygons were of wood, either carved or inlaid with ivory or colored woods. These doors exhibit a great variety of patterns, most of which are also found in other media, such as stone carvings, marble mosaics, and stucco window grilles. The accurate cutting required to make such patterned objects is remarkable, since every piece affects the whole. Comparative material in the Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo, suggests that these doors come from the minbar (pulpit) of the mosque of the emir Sayf al-Din Qawsun (died 1342), the powerful cupbearer of Sultan al-Nasir ibn Qala'un.
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<P>The furnishings of Cairo's mosques, especially during the Mamluk period, were decorated with intricately constructed polygons and strapwork. Most often, the polygons were of wood, either carved or inlaid with ivory or colored woods. These doors exhibit a great variety of patterns, most of which are also found in other media, such as stone carvings, marble mosaics, and stucco window grilles. The accurate cutting required to make such patterned objects is remarkable, since every piece affects the whole. Comparative material in the Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo, suggests that these doors come from the minbar (pulpit) of the mosque of the emir Sayf al-Din Qawsun (died 1342), the powerful cupbearer of Sultan al-Nasir ibn Qala'un.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.is91.1.2064.R.tif
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MMA_.is91.1.2064.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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