COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.20.120.189
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Description:
Often called muqarnas, or "stalactite," in Arabic, these architectural elements were used to fill squinches to provide a satisfactory transition between a square room and its domed ceiling. Muqarnas, however , were also employed as simple decorative devices to enrich the appearance of soffits, cornices, capitals of columns, and interiors of domes.
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Central Asian; Timurid
Creator Dates/Places:
Uzbekistan
Creator Name-CRT:
Timurid
Title:
Tile from a squinch
View:
Principal view
Creation Date:
second half of 14th century
Creation Start Date:
1350
Creation End Date:
1399
Materials and Techniques:
Earthenware, glazed
Creation Place:
Samarqand
Dimensions:
12 1/8 x 8 5/8 in. (30.8 x 21.9 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York
ID Number:
20.120.189
Credit Line:
The Grinnell Collection, Bequest of William Milne Grinnell, 1920
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_20.120.189.tif
