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Woodworks halls
6, 7, 8, 10
The woodwork collection
of the museum is rich and varied attributed to different Islamic
styles and regions .A big number of the Egyptian pieces excavated at al-
sira , and many places were brought from
old Islamic buildings representing doors , window, cupboards,
furniture units and architectural elements.
The wood attributed to the Umayyad period
6580-750 A.D. the Tulunid decorative
wood panels are characterized with slant cut style which was practiced on
stucco wall panels .
The Fatimid wood objects in the museum
969-1171 A.D. are characterized with its unprecedented high richness with
original and developed techniques in carving and decorations employing the
Kufic writing as a main decorative element. The Fatimid decorative
iconographies conveyed and depicted the daily life activities in the 11 and
12 centuries . we see the original rare Fatimid movable Mihrabs .
In the Ayyubid woods 1171-1250A.D.
The Fatimid style
continued but the Kufic developed To the Ayyubid Naskhi. The museum
has a lot and rich wood works from the Mamluk period 1250-1517 A.D.
revealing the originality and decorative innovation .
The geometric
and star shaped designs reached a high degree of perfection on the Mamluk
wood with no figurations . the Mamluk woods are pulpits , boxes , cases ,
doors , cupboards , Mashrabiyyas and furniture units veneered with ivory and
ebony mosaics . this industry began to decline at the end of the 15th
century with a period of revival at the 17-18th century .
The registered objects : 4163
The curators
: Sana Abdel-Maksoud
:Salaah Ahmed
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