Mashrabiyya Screen

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

This frame once was part of a mashrabiyya, or wooden window screen, with its small openings through which the onlooker could see passersby without being seen or conduct a conversation with someone outside. In a mashrabiyya screen the small openings can take horseshoe or curved arch shape.

Artist

Unknown

Date

15th–16th century

Medium

Wood; turned

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of S.S. Howland, 1910