Mashrabiyya Screen

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

This is a turned lattice-work screen called a mashrabiyya. The large panels once formed an architectural window in a house in late medieval or Ottoman Egypt. The panels show two different kinds of mashrabiyya-making techniques. The salibi or cross-shaped one is shown in both the middle and the small panels. The maymoun, meaning "blessed," technique is shown on the upper panel.

Artist

Unknown

Date

15th–16th century

Medium

Wood; turned

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of S.S. Howland, 1910