© British Museum
Islamic panels
Artist: Egyptian
Location: British Museum
Date: 1100 - 1400
Materials: wood and ivory
Grant:
Amount Paid: £21 (Total: £21)
Vendor: Sotheby's
Review number: 1359 (1944)
Description:
13 wooden and 13 ivory polygonal panels of different shapes used to decorate doors, pulpits and chests. Cairo School. 9 of the wooden panels are late Fatimid; of the ivories, 3 are Ayyubid, circa 1200 and 6 are Mamluk, 14th century.
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