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Ceilingmid-14th century or later

Not on view
Architectural wooden ceiling panel with all-over geometric star pattern in chestnut, ivory, and near-black, centered on a deeply carved octagonal wooden dome
Wooden artesonado ceiling panel with interlocking geometric star patterns in dark brown tones, featuring a central muqarnas-style pendant boss surrounded by raised octagonal coffers with carved floral rosettes, and painted heraldic lion motifs in the interstices.
Carved wooden architectural panel with interlacing geometric star and polygon patterns in the muqarnas tradition, centered on an octagonal opening. Rosette medallions fill the star-shaped compartments. Deep reddish-brown wood with worn polychrome traces and visible age.
Carved wooden lattice panel with repeating geometric star and interlace pattern in the mashrabiya tradition, featuring circular and octagonal openings with rosette details, aged reddish-brown wood with worn surface revealing traces of white paint.
Carved wooden lattice panel with repeating geometric star-and-cross pattern, featuring alternating open circular and eight-pointed star-shaped apertures with small rosette details; warm brown wood with traces of aged white pigment, irregular fragmentary edges.
Carved wooden lattice panel with repeating geometric star-and-polygon pattern in the Islamic mashrabiyya tradition; alternating openwork octagons and small rosette-carved squares across a warm reddish-brown surface with traces of aged pigment.
Carved wooden architectural panel with interlocking geometric latticework in a star-and-polygon pattern, featuring circular openings with small rosette carvings; warm reddish-brown tones with traces of lighter pigment.
Triangular wooden architectural panel with interlaced geometric latticework in Islamic mashrabiyya tradition; dark brown wood with repeating star and polygon openwork pattern, small carved rosettes visible within circular apertures throughout the lattice.
Wooden architectural panel with carved geometric latticework in a repeating interlaced star-and-diamond pattern, each intersection framing a small rosette medallion in relief; weathered dark brown surface with traces of polychrome paint and areas of loss.
Carved wooden lattice panel with repeating geometric interlace pattern of eight-pointed stars and cross motifs, pierced with circular and octagonal openings, in warm reddish-brown wood with traces of white paint or gesso; crenellated upper edge.
Rectangular wooden panel with carved geometric latticework in an Islamic interlacing star pattern, featuring rosette medallions set within eight-pointed stars and open negative spaces throughout; warm reddish-brown wood with worn polychrome traces.
Carved wooden architectural panel with geometric interlace pattern in dark reddish-brown wood; repeated eight-pointed star and cross motifs form an open lattice, each aperture framing a carved rosette, with crenellated top edge and traces of original pigment.
Carved wooden lattice panel with repeating geometric star and diamond patterns in warm reddish-brown tones, featuring rosette motifs at intersections and openwork cut-through sections; crenellated top edge with visible age and worn surface.
Carved wooden architectural panel with repeating geometric interlace pattern in warm reddish-brown tones; octagonal rosette medallions alternate with star-shaped openings across three rows, topped with a crenellated upper edge.
Carved wooden architectural panel with interlacing geometric arabesque pattern in warm brown tones, featuring repeating eight-pointed stars, rosette medallions, and pierced openings; traces of original paint visible; top edge irregular with missing sections.
Carved wooden architectural panel with repeating geometric interlace pattern in reddish-brown tones, featuring eight-pointed star forms framing rosette medallions with traces of polychrome paint; several openings pierce the lattice surface.
Carved wooden panel with interlocking geometric star and polygon lattice pattern in dark reddish-brown tones, each octagonal recess containing a rosette in relief, showing traces of pigment.
Carved wooden panel with interlocking geometric latticework in a repeating pattern of eight-pointed stars enclosing rosette medallions, with traces of polychrome pigment on warm brown wood.
Carved wooden architectural panel with repeating geometric interlace pattern in warm reddish-brown tones, featuring eight-pointed star openings with rosette reliefs and interlocking diamond forms; edges are irregular with missing sections.
Carved wooden architectural panel with interlocking geometric star and diamond patterns in the arabesque style, featuring rosette medallions within octagonal openings; warm reddish-brown wood with traces of dark paint, some edge damage visible.
Architectural wood panel with interlocking geometric star and diamond lattice pattern in the Islamic tradition, featuring carved rosette medallions at intersections; warm brown tones with traces of pigment; several sections missing, leaving irregular gaps.
Carved wooden architectural panel with interlacing geometric star and diamond pattern in the muqarnas tradition; rosette medallions at intersections, warm brown tones with traces of white paint, open voids and worn edges throughout.
Wooden architectural panel with interlocking geometric star and diamond patterns in the muqarnas tradition, featuring carved rosette motifs at intersections; warm brown tones with traces of paint and aged surface wear, lower-right corner partially missing.
Title
Ceiling
Place Made
Spain, probably Toledo
Date Made
mid-14th century or later
Medium
Wood (pine), with colored pigments
Dimensions
Panel 1: 4 1/2 × 52 × 79 in. (11.43 × 132.08 × 200.66 cm) Panel 2: 4 × 52 1/4 × 78 1/2 in. (10.16 × 132.72 × 199.39 cm) Panel 3: 5 1/2 × 59 1/2 × 105 1/2 in. (13.97 × 151.13 × 267.97 cm) Panel 4: 4 1/4 × 58 3/4 × 105 1/2 in. (10.8 × 149.23 × 267.97 cm) Panel 5: 5 3/4 × 58 3/4 × 105 1/4 in. (14.61 × 149.23 × 267.34 cm) Panel 6: 4 × 33 × 105 in. (10.16 × 83.82 × 266.7 cm) Panel 7: 4 3/4 × 39 × 82 1/2 in. (12.07 × 99.06 × 209.55 cm) Panel 8: 4 1/2 × 58 1/2 × 82 1/2 in. (11.43 × 148.59 × 209.55 cm) Panel 9: 6 1/2 × 61 1/2 × 84 in. (16.51 × 156.21 × 213.36 cm) Panel 10: 4 1/4 × 52 1/2 × 82 1/2 in. (10.8 × 133.35 × 209.55 cm) Panel 11: 5 × 59 1/4 × 82 1/4 in. (12.7 × 150.5 × 208.92 cm) Panel 12: to be determined Panel 13: 5 1/2 × 105 × 13 in. (13.97 × 266.7 × 33.02 cm) Panel 14: to be determined Panel 15: 5 1/2 × 105 × 13 1/4 in. (13.97 × 266.7 × 33.66 cm) Panel 16: 88 1/2 × 52 × 5 in. (224.79 × 132.08 × 12.7 cm) Panel 17: 90 × 52 × 5 1/4 in. (228.6 × 132.08 × 13.34 cm) Panel 18: to be determined Panel 19: 93 × 51 3/4 × 5 in. (236.22 × 131.45 × 12.7 cm) Panel 20: 5 1/2 × 39 1/2 × 105 5/8 in. (13.97 × 100.33 × 268.29 cm) Panel 21: 5 1/4 × 39 × 69 in. (13.34 × 99.06 × 175.26 cm) Panel 22: 6 × 38 3/4 × 36 1/2 in. (15.24 × 98.43 × 92.71 cm) Panel 23: 5 1/4 × 40 1/2 × 105 1/2 in. (13.34 × 102.87 × 267.97 cm) Panel 24: 5 1/2 × 40 1/2 × 105 1/4 in. (13.97 × 102.87 × 267.34 cm) Panel 25: 6 × 46 × 105 1/2 in. (15.24 × 116.84 × 267.97 cm) Panel 26: 5 1/2 × 39 1/4 × 105 1/4 in. (13.97 × 99.7 × 267.34 cm) Panel 27: 5 1/2 × 39 1/4 × 106 in. (13.97 × 99.7 × 269.24 cm) Panel 28: 5 3/4 × 39 × 105 3/4 in. (14.61 × 99.06 × 268.61 cm) Panel 29: 5 3/4 × 57 × 92 1/4 in. (14.61 × 144.78 × 234.32 cm) Panel 30: 5 × 13 1/4 × 104 1/2 in. (12.7 × 33.66 × 265.43 cm) Panel 31: 6 1/4 × 13 × 104 3/4 in. (15.88 × 33.02 × 266.07 cm) Panel 32: 5 3/4 × 13 5/8 × 104 3/4 in. (14.61 × 34.61 × 266.07 cm) Panel 33: 5 1/4 × 52 × 105 1/4 in. (13.34 × 132.08 × 267.34 cm) Panel 34: 5 1/2 × 58 × 105 in. (13.97 × 147.32 × 266.7 cm) Panel 35: 6 × 52 × 105 in. (15.24 × 132.08 × 266.7 cm) Panel 36: 87 × 121 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (220.98 × 308.61 × 11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Faculty Club, University of California, Santa Barbara, Inc., in honor of the museum's 50th anniversary
Accession Number
M.2014.179.1-.36
Classification
Architecture
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic

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