Plaster Cast of Kufic Frieze
1884 (made), 1087 (made)
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Plaster cast of panel of Kufic frieze from the gate called Bab-en-Nasr, Cairo. Saracenic. A.D. 1070 (approximate). Moulded from paper cast No. 1234-1883 in the South Kensington Museum.
The Bab al-Nasr (Gate of Victory) was built by the powerful Fatimid vizier, Badr al-Jamali (in office 1074 to 1094), in 1087. For more information and images, see references.
The Bab al-Nasr (Gate of Victory) was built by the powerful Fatimid vizier, Badr al-Jamali (in office 1074 to 1094), in 1087. For more information and images, see references.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 13 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Plaster cast |
| Brief description | Plaster casts of the Kufic frieze from the Bab al-Nasr gate, Cairo, built 1087 AD. |
| Physical description | Plaster cast panel. Seventeen panels, various lengths, forming a Kufic inscription |
| Dimensions | Dimensions taken from the handwritten list attached to the inventory records: 841(1) 4ft by 6.75in 841(2) 3ft by 9.75in 841(3) 3ft by 10.5in 841(4) 3ft by 7.25in 841(5) 2ft by 10.25in 841(6) 4ft by 2.25in 841(7) 3ft by7.5in 841(8) 2ft by 8.75in 841(9) 3ft by 2.25in 841(10) 3ft by 3/8in 841(11) 4ft by 7.25in 841(12) 4ft by 11in 841(13) 4ft by 3.5in 841(14) 2ft by 7.5in 841(15) 2ft by 7 3/8in 841(16) 4ft by 4.75in 841(17) 6in |
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| Object history | Moulded from paper cast No. 1234-1883 in the South Kensington Museum. |
| Summary | Plaster cast of panel of Kufic frieze from the gate called Bab-en-Nasr, Cairo. Saracenic. A.D. 1070 (approximate). Moulded from paper cast No. 1234-1883 in the South Kensington Museum. The Bab al-Nasr (Gate of Victory) was built by the powerful Fatimid vizier, Badr al-Jamali (in office 1074 to 1094), in 1087. For more information and images, see references. |
| Bibliographic reference | The Bab al-Nasr (Gate of Victory) was built by the powerful Fatimid vizier, Badr al-Jamali (in office 1074 to 1094), in 1087. For more information and images, see:
http://web.archive.org/web/20230213144143/https://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=3973 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | REPRO.1884-841 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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