| Object Number | NEP35 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Islamic |
| Provenience | Egypt | Cairo |
| Archaeology Area | From reception room of an Arab house |
| Date Made | 1400-1499 |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Stone | Terracotta | Shell |
| Technique | Mosaic |
| Description | Large, mosaic. From reception room of an Arab house. With inlaid door and frame. "Ornamental fountain and basin from the same reception room as the pair of doors in a mosaic frame at the opposite end of this gallery. The shape of this fountain is typical and can be understood as the plan of a dome on squinches (small arches built across the interior angles between two walls): a reflection of the dome of heaven. The strap design is made of small colored limestone and ceramic pieces set in a mortar bed." |
| Length | 4.57 m |
| Width | 4.44 m |
| Credit Line | Purchased from K. Ispanien, 1919 |
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