COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1993.67.2
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MMA_.1993.67.2
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Architecture
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Architecture
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian
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Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Attributed to Probably Fatehpur Sikri, India
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Attributed to Probably Fatehpur Sikri, India
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Jali screen (one of a pair)
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Jali screen (one of a pair)
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:
second half of the 16th century
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second half of the 16th century
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1550
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1550
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1599
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1599
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Carved red sandstone
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Carved red sandstone
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Classification Term:
Stone
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Stone
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
H. 73 1/4 in. (186 cm), W. 51 3/16 in. (130 cm), Th. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
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H. 73 1/4 in. (186 cm), W. 51 3/16 in. (130 cm), Th. 3 9/16 in. (9 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, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1993.67.2
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1993.67.2
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1993
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Rogers Fund, 1993
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
'Jalis' (pierced screens) were used extensively in Indian architecture as windows, room dividers, and railings around thrones, platforms, terraces, and balconies. Used in outer walls, they were ideal for cutting down glare while permitting air to circulate. During the day the reflection of their patterns moving across the floor would double the pleasure of their intricate geometry. The architecture and weathering on one side suggest that this pair was probably part of a series of windows set in an outside wall.
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<P>'Jalis' (pierced screens) were used extensively in Indian architecture as windows, room dividers, and railings around thrones, platforms, terraces, and balconies. Used in outer walls, they were ideal for cutting down glare while permitting air to circulate. During the day the reflection of their patterns moving across the floor would double the pleasure of their intricate geometry. The architecture and weathering on one side suggest that this pair was probably part of a series of windows set in an outside wall.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.is1993.67.2.R.tif
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MMA_.is1993.67.2.R.tif
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