File:Egyptian - Plaque - Walters 71561.jpg
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[edit]Plaque
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| Artist |
Anonymous (Egypt) |
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| Title |
Plaque |
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| Description |
English: This plaque was probably originally set into a piece of furniture in a madrasa, or theological college, built by Sultan Qaitbay (1467-1496), ruler of the Mamluk Dynasty and an active patron of the arts. The inscription is an invocation based on two verses of the Qur'an. It reads: "Night and day have mixed in the enjoyment of it." |
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| Date | circa 1470 (late Medieval) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | ivory | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions |
6.5 × 28.5 cm (2.5 × 11.2 in) with frame 11 × 33 × 1 cm (4.3 × 12.9 × 0.3 in) |
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| Accession number |
71.561 |
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| Place of creation | Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Exhibition history | Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World. Asia House Gallery, New York; Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle; Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis. 1979. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | [Inscription] Night and day have mixed in the enjoyment of it. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source |
Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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