Mashrabiyya Screen
This frame once was part of a mashrabiyya, or wooden window screen, with its small openings through which the onlooker could see passersby without being seen or conduct a conversation with someone outside. In a mashrabiyya screen the small openings can take horseshoe or curved arch shape.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mashrabiyya Screen
- Date: 15th–16th century
- Geography: Attributed to Egypt
- Medium: Wood; turned
- Dimensions: Overall dimension: H. 96 in. (243.8 cm)
W. 62 1/4 in. (158.1 cm)
D. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Dimensions of window: H. 71 7/8 in. (182.6 cm)
D. 40 1/4 in. (102.2 cm) - Classification: Wood
- Credit Line: Gift of S.S. Howland, 1910
- Object Number: 11.86.10
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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