Decorative Panel
NEP39
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Egypt | Cairo
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | NEP39 |
| Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Islamic |
| Provenience | Egypt | Cairo |
| Date Made | 1652 CE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Wood | Ivory |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | This decorative panel is dated to 1652. It is Ottoman, from Egypt. The decoration is both floral in the center, and at the top and bottom is a poem (not a prayer) which stresses themes of splendor and generosity. (which is very appropriate for a panel used to decorate the walls of a receiving room, for example, in an Ottoman home). The inscribed panel at bottom left is installed upside down. |
| Height | 185.42 cm |
| Length | 0 cm |
| Width | 83.82 cm |
| Depth | 3.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Youssef Bey Chiha, 1919 |
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