Detail View: The AMICA Library: Wood panel
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.11.205.2
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Architecture
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Creator Nationality:
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African; North African; Egyptian
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Egypt
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Attributed to Egypt
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Title:
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Wood panel
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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11th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1000
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Creation End Date:
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1099
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Materials and Techniques:
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Carved wood
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Classification Term:
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Woodwork
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Dimensions:
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13 3/4 x 9 in. (34.9 x 22.9 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, USA
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ID Number:
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11.205.2
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Credit Line:
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Rogers Fund, 1911
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Rights:
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Context:
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This panel, probably from a wooden door, is deeply carved with two horse heads in relief. Attention to detail is evident in the beaded bands and bridles amid arabesques. The piece was carved to different depths in order to produce a pleasing 'chiaroscuro' effect, a technique mastered by Fatimid woodworkers. A companion piece, almost certainly from the same door, is in the Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.is11.205.2.R.tif
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