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Collections

Panels from a Ceilingmid-14th to early 15th century

Not on view
Vertical architectural wood panel with an allover Islamic geometric pattern of interlocking eight-pointed stars, carved rosettes, and inlaid ivory strips, centered on a large muqarnas-style medallion
Carved wooden artesonado ceiling panel with interlocking eight-pointed star geometric framework in dark brown tones, featuring raised octagonal rosette bosses, painted and gilded infill panels with arabesque decoration, and a central muqarnas pendant. Small heraldic lion motifs visible in white panels.
Carved wooden panel with geometric muqarnas-style interlace pattern in warm browns and black, featuring repeating eight-pointed stars with rosette bosses and a large central octagonal opening; surface shows worn paint and age-darkened finish.

Unknown, Panel from a Ceiling, mid-14th to mid-15th century (panel); 2015 (muqarnas element), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of The Faculty Club, University of California, Santa Barbara, Inc., in honor of the museum's 50th anniversary, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Panels from a Ceiling
Place Made
Spain
Date Made
mid-14th to early 15th century
Medium
Pine, with colored pigments
Dimensions
5 × 52 1/4 × 78 1/2 in. (12.7 × 132.72 × 199.39 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, M.2019.18.1-.3
Classification
Architecture
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic