Four carved wooden panels

Iraqi

British Museum

8th Century

Four Abbasid panels: 1) door; 2) a lintel and two smaller pieces. Carved in the oblique style resulting in strong contrasts of light and shade introduced in Samarra, (838-883). Such designs in wood were transferred to stucco decoration.

• Medium: wood
• Dimensions: 1) 160 x 30.5cm; 2) 170.2 x 20.3cm
• Art Fund Grant: £45 ( Total: £45)
• ArtFunded in: 1944
• Vendor: Sydney Burney

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