Object Number | NEP35 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Islamic |
Provenience | Egypt | Cairo |
Archaeology Area | From reception room of an Arab house |
Date Made | 1400-1499 |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Stone | Terracotta | Shell |
Technique | Mosaic |
Description | Large, mosaic. From reception room of an Arab house. With inlaid door and frame. "Ornamental fountain and basin from the same reception room as the pair of doors in a mosaic frame at the opposite end of this gallery. The shape of this fountain is typical and can be understood as the plan of a dome on squinches (small arches built across the interior angles between two walls): a reflection of the dome of heaven. The strap design is made of small colored limestone and ceramic pieces set in a mortar bed." |
Length | 4.57 m |
Width | 4.44 m |
Credit Line | Purchased from K. Ispanien, 1919 |
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