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Spandrel

1884 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Victoria and Albert Museum (made)

Medallion carved with arabesque design, and four spandrels.


Object details

Categories
Architecture
Islam
Architectural Fittings
Plaster Cast
Object type
Spandrel
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Spandrel, Plaster Cast
  • Spandrel, Plaster Cast
  • Spandrel, Plaster Cast
Materials and techniques
Plaster cast.
Brief description
Plaster cast of 1020 to D-1884 (St Maurice collection). Originally part of a group of four spandrels surrounding an arabesque medallion, from above the smaller doorway of the Wikala (caravanserai) of Sultan Qa’itbay, at al-Azhar, Cairo, built 1477.

Plaster cast of 1020 to D-1884 (St Maurice collection). Originally part of a group of four spandrels surrounding an arabesque medallion, from above the smaller doorway of the Wikala (caravanserai) of Sultan Qa’itbay, at al-Azhar, Cairo, built 1477.

Plaster cast of 1020 to D-1884 (St Maurice collection). Originally part of a group of four spandrels surrounding an arabesque medallion, from above the smaller doorway of the Wikala (caravanserai) of Sultan Qa’itbay, at al-Azhar, Cairo, built 1477.
Physical description
Medallion carved with arabesque design, and four spandrels.
Styles
Saracenic
Mamluk
Object history
Plaster cast taken from above the smaller doorway of the Wekáleh of Káit Bey at Cairo. Moulded from the casts Nos. 1020 to 1020d.-1884, in the South Kensington Museum (St. Maurice Collection). Saracenic, 15th century. Recorded as on loan to the Royal Scottish Museum on Nom. file 12/12/21.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
REPRO.1884B/1-821

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O308862/spandrel-unknown/
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