Panel, carved ivory
Egypt; 13th-14th century
H: 8.2; W: 7.9 cm
Inventory number 48/1978
The panel was carved with an arabesque that is vertically symmetrical. Its vines emerge from the center and are entwined in many layers. Wider palmettes with a certain relief effect, due partly to the fine drilled holes, are found on top of the vines.
Despite the panel’s small format, the ivory carver was able to create quite a complicated decoration, whose structure was originally even clearer since the background was painted.
The technique and style indicate that the panel comes from Egypt in the 13th-14th century. It was part of a larger structure made of wood, perhaps a minbar (pulpit), a Koran stand, or a door.
Despite the panel’s small format, the ivory carver was able to create quite a complicated decoration, whose structure was originally even clearer since the background was painted.
The technique and style indicate that the panel comes from Egypt in the 13th-14th century. It was part of a larger structure made of wood, perhaps a minbar (pulpit), a Koran stand, or a door.
Published in
Published in
Art from the World of Islam. 8th-18th century, Louisiana, Humlebæk 1987, cat.no. 149;
Kjeld von Folsach: Islamic art. The David Collection, Copenhagen 1990, cat.no. 285;
Kjeld von Folsach, Torben Lundbæk and Peder Mortensen (eds.): Sultan, Shah and Great Mughal: the history and culture of the Islamic world, The National Museum, Copenhagen 1996, cat.no. 140;
Kjeld von Folsach: Art from the World of Islam in The David Collection, Copenhagen 2001, cat.no. 412;
Ángel Galán y Galindo: Marfiles medievales del islam, Córdoba 2005, no. 285. - 33009, p. 384;
Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom (eds.): Cosmophilia. Islamic Art from the David Collection, Copenhagen, McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Boston 2006, cat.no. 78;
Kjeld von Folsach: Islamic art. The David Collection, Copenhagen 1990, cat.no. 285;
Kjeld von Folsach, Torben Lundbæk and Peder Mortensen (eds.): Sultan, Shah and Great Mughal: the history and culture of the Islamic world, The National Museum, Copenhagen 1996, cat.no. 140;
Kjeld von Folsach: Art from the World of Islam in The David Collection, Copenhagen 2001, cat.no. 412;
Ángel Galán y Galindo: Marfiles medievales del islam, Córdoba 2005, no. 285. - 33009, p. 384;
Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom (eds.): Cosmophilia. Islamic Art from the David Collection, Copenhagen, McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Boston 2006, cat.no. 78;
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