Carved Architectural Panel in the 'Beveled Style'
The increasing mobility of artisans and objects in the ninth and tenth centuries led to the adoption of new styles and techniques across a vast geography.
This Egyptian panel is an example of the so-called "beveled" style, a modern term indicating a distinctively slanted relief, an absence of negative space, and repeated patterns of vegetal forms. The style is first located in ninth century Iraq, at Samarra, and soon thereafter also in Egypt, reflecting the cosmopolitanism of the culture and visual language of this time and space. This symmetrical, highly stylized design is also found on wood, stone, glass, and other media.
This Egyptian panel is an example of the so-called "beveled" style, a modern term indicating a distinctively slanted relief, an absence of negative space, and repeated patterns of vegetal forms. The style is first located in ninth century Iraq, at Samarra, and soon thereafter also in Egypt, reflecting the cosmopolitanism of the culture and visual language of this time and space. This symmetrical, highly stylized design is also found on wood, stone, glass, and other media.
Artwork Details
- Title: Carved Architectural Panel in the 'Beveled Style'
- Date: late 9th century
- Geography: Attributed to Egypt
- Medium: Wood (pine); carved
- Dimensions: H. 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm)
W. 6.81 in. (17.3 cm) - Classification: Wood
- Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel, 1969
- Object Number: 69.189
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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