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This set of fourteen panels demonstrates considerable technical mastery and detail in design, however, they lack the density and depth of ornamentation of the Lajin panels (V&A: 1051-1869), which are dated to 1296.  Whilst the set of fourteen panels under discussion is dated slightly later, they nonetheless reflect a strong and continuous tradition of Mamluk woodcarving as practiced throughout the fourteenth century.  As wood was regarded as a costly and therefore luxury material during the Mamluk period (1250-1517), these panels no doubt formed a part of an important structure undoubtedly commissioned by a wealthy patron.  \r\n\r\nThe arrangement of these panels upon a wooden board reflects a nineteenth century trend of European collecting, and does not reflect the initial context in which these panels would have been used. These panels also could have come from different structures, despite the similarity of their technique and decorative style.  The rectangular shaped panels would have been used at the top or bottom of a door, while the hexagonal elements probably used within a larger geometric composition set within a minbar (Islamic pulpit) panel or door of a mosque, madrasa, or residential property; their decoration is equally suitable for a religious or secular space.    \r\n\r\n","physicalDescription":"The panels comprise of two rectangles, two squares, and ten hexagonal shaped wooden panels of varying sizes, each carved with a pattern of interlacing foliate scrolls.  The boarders of each panel are inlaid with carved ivory, decorated with a running scroll motif.  The fourteen panels have been later mounted onto a wooden board.   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His collection was bought by the South Kensington Museum (later the Victoria and Albert Museum) in 1869. 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