Panel

Art Historical Context

This delicate 13th-century carved wood panel, inlaid with both plain and intricately carved ivory, exemplifies refined craftsmanship of Islamic art from the medieval Islamic world. Measuring just over 5 inches high and3.5 inches wide, its petite scale suggests it may have adorned a small furniture piece, casket, or architectural element, where such luxury materials conveyed status and piety. Acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art through the Rogers Fund in 190, it now resides in the museum's Islamic Art department, offering a window into an era of cultural flourishing. The technique of wo...