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Relief

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

Plaster cast panels.


Object details

Categories
Architecture
Islam
Object type
Relief
Materials and techniques
Plaster cast.
Brief description
Tomb of Es-Salih Ayyub Cairo 13C; Plaster cast, orig Saracenic
Physical description
Plaster cast panels.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26in
  • Width: 24in
Inventory records describe three panels. The dimensions of second and third panels are: 1884-836a: H.2ft 1in, W.1ft 5.25in 1884-836b H.4ft 5.75in, W.1ft 5.25in
Style
Saracenic
Object history
Plaster cast of geometrical patterns taken from wood-carving on the tomb of Es-Sálih Ayyúb at Cairo. Saracenic. A.D. 1250. Moulded from paper cast No. 1234-1883 in the South Kensington Museum.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
REPRO.1884-836

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O310540/relief-unknown/
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