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Polychrome and Gilded Wooden Double Doors with Vegetal Motifs

Arced wooden double doors are painted blue, white, and green with gold blossom and wheat-like motifs surrounding 6 inset panels of varying size and shape, two at top, two at center, and two at bottom. Each inset is painted blue and white with similar gold painted motifs. A metal latch is located center right on the right door (a) and center left on the right door (b).

Culture: Syria

Period: Ottoman

Object No: 64.8a-b

Images and test courtesy of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art....

19th century
Wood, pigments, gilding
64.8a-b

Where you'll find this

Shangri La Museum
Permanent collection