Mashrabiyya Screen

Unknown

15th–16th century · Wood; turned · Islamic Art

Mashrabiyya Screen — Unknown

This mashrabiyya screen shows a variation of the window design, here rectangular rather than horseshoe arch shaped, from which the onlooker could observe the world outside without being noticed.

Artist
Unknown
Date
15th–16th century
Medium
Wood; turned
Department
Islamic Art
Credit line
Gift of S.S. Howland, 1910
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