Door

NEP40

From: Egypt | Cairo

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number NEP40
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Cairo
Date Made 1600-1699
Section Near Eastern
Materials Wood | Ivory
Technique Carved | Inlaid
Iconography Arabic Inscription
Inscription Language Naskhi
Description

Wooden. Large diagonal pattern inlaid with ivory. 6 small panels. Martinovitch notes: Carved door No.1 Arabic inscription written in Naskhi

Credit Line Purchased from Youssef Bey Chiha, 1919

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