Spandrel
1884 (made)
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Medallion carved with arabesque design, and four spandrels.
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Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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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. |
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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. |
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Accession number | REPRO.1884B/1-821 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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