Cast of a Dado Panel

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20th century · Plaster; cast (Stucco; molded, carved) · Islamic Art

This panel exhibits the Beveled style associated with the Abbasid palace city of Samarra. It is one of a pair of wall panels casts taken from surviving ninth‑century buildings during excavations at Samarra in the first quarter of the twentieth century.

Artist

Unknown

Date

20th century

Medium

Plaster; cast (Stucco; molded, carved)

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1927