Detail View: The AMICA Library: Jali screen (one of a pair)
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1993.67.2
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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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Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Attributed to Probably Fatehpur Sikri, India
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Title:
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Jali screen (one of a pair)
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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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second half of the 16th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1550
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Creation End Date:
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1599
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Materials and Techniques:
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Carved red sandstone
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Classification Term:
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Stone
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Dimensions:
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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)
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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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1993.67.2
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Credit Line:
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Rogers Fund, 1993
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Rights:
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Context:
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'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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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.is1993.67.2.R.tif
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