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Mashrabiyya Screen

Mashrabiyya Screen. Dimensions: H. 64 in. (162.6 cm) W. 120 in. (304.8 cm) D. 2 in. (5.1 cm). Date: 15th-16th century. The mashrabiyya, a wooden screen, shows a variation of the window design, with small openings that are rectangular rather than horseshoe arch shaped. Through these openings the onlooker could observe the world outside without being noticed.
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Title:
Mashrabiyya Screen
Caption:
Mashrabiyya Screen. Dimensions: H. 64 in. (162.6 cm) W. 120 in. (304.8 cm) D. 2 in. (5.1 cm). Date: 15th-16th century. The mashrabiyya, a wooden screen, shows a variation of the window design, with small openings that are rectangular rather than horseshoe arch shaped. Through these openings the onlooker could observe the world outside without being noticed.
Technique/material:
Wood; turned
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
5892 x 3642 px | 61.4 MB
Print size:
49.9 x 30.8 cm | 19.6 x 12.1 in (300 dpi)
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