Panel

Art Historical Context

This exquisite wooden panel, crafted by an unknown artist in the 13–14th century, the masterful decorative arts of the Islamic world. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Islamic Art Department (acquired through the Rogers Fund in 7), it likely originated from a mosque, palace or scholarly complex in regions like Egypt, Syria, the eastern Islamic lands during the medieval period. This era saw flourishing patronage under dynasties such as the Mamluks and Ilkhanids, wherework adorned interiors to create spiritual and aesthetic harmony without figurative imagery, adhering to aniconic tradit...