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Source Description
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 in "thuluth" script is an invocation based on two verses of the Qur'an (from "sura," or chapter, 74). It reads: "Night and day have mixed in the enjoyment of it."
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Document identity
localId
2384
label
Plaque
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
2384
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Plaque
description
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 in "thuluth" script is an invocation based on two verses of the Qur'an (from "sura," or chapter, 74). It reads: "Night and day have mixed in the enjoyment of it."
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1470 (late Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques (flat objects)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.5
height
28.5
dimensionsRaw
2 9/16 x 11 1/4 in. (6.5 x 28.5 cm)with frame 4 5/16 x 13 x 3/8 in. (11 x 33 x 1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
style
Mamluk
inscriptions
[Inscription] Night and day have mixed in the enjoyment of it.
dynasty
Burgi Dynasty (AD 1382-1517)
reign
Sultan Ashraf Qaitbay (AD 1467-1496)
med
ivory or bone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
ISL
MED
exhibition_ids
305
2114
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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0eaf1f680aec4e9a
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no
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no
seq
2
type
photo
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8485d0c46755c7dd
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no
hasDescription
no