Mashrabiyya Screen
This is a turned lattice-work screen called a mashrabiyya. The large panels once formed an architectural window in a house in late medieval or Ottoman Egypt. The panels show two different kinds of mashrabiyya-making techniques. The salibi or cross-shaped one is shown in both the middle and the small panels. The maymoun, meaning "blessed," technique is shown on the upper panel.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mashrabiyya Screen
- Date: 15th–16th century
- Geography: Attributed to Egypt
- Medium: Wood; turned
- Dimensions: H. 81 in. (205.7 cm)
W. 85 1/4 in. (216.5 cm)
D. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm) - Classification: Wood
- Credit Line: Gift of S.S. Howland, 1910
- Object Number: 11.86.6
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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