Mashrabiyya Screen
Unknown Artist
15th–16th century
Medium
Wood; turned
Dimensions
H. 72 3/4 in. (184.8 cm) W. 72 1/2 in. (184.2 cm) D. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Classification
Wood
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of S.S. Howland, 1910
Accession Number
11.86.9
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of Islamic architecture with stunning *Mashrabiyya* from the 15th–16th century. Crafted by an unknown artist, this large wooden panel—measuring nearly six feet square yet just over two inches deep—was designed as a lattice screen, a hallmark of Mamluk craftsmanship likely from Egypt or the broader Islamic world. Now housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Department of Islamic Art, it was generously gifted by S.S. Howland in 1910. The screen's medium of turned wood showcases masterful lathe work, where slender spindles and balusters were precisely shaped and inte...