Carved Door Panel

Unknown

late 15th century · Cypress; carved, traces of paint · Islamic Art

The intricate carvings of interlaced vine scrolls found on this door may be compared to similar relief decoration in stone carvings of the fifteenth century and to contemporary manuscript illuminations. This phenomenon may reflect the establishment of royal workshops in the course of the fifteenth century throughout Persia, which aided in the centralization and sharing of designs across media and fueled the emergence of common regional design vocabularies.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 15th century

Medium

Cypress; carved, traces of paint

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1923