Mashrabiyya Screen
Wooden window screens, mashrabiyyas, usually have small windows from which the observer can see the outside world without being seen. Yet mashrabiyyas were also installed inside the house for the onlooker to be able to observe the courtyard of the house with privacy. This mashrabiyya screen contains the same type of windows that appear on 11.86.2a, b.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mashrabiyya Screen
- Date: 15th–16th century
- Geography: Attributed to Egypt
- Medium: Wood; turned
- Dimensions: H. 140 in. (355.6 cm)
W. 144 in. (365.8 cm)
D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) - Classification: Wood
- Credit Line: Gift of S.S. Howland, 1910
- Object Number: 11.86.4
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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