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Ancient Stucco Fragments

Historical stucco fragments from the 8th to 12th centuries, illustrating remnants of architectural heritage and material culture.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741212
Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741212
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Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741361Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741515Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741498Fragment. Dimensions: L 13 cm x W 4 x H 2 cm. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Ceramic fragment. Dimensions: 5.91 x 4.81 cm. Date: 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fragment. Dimensions: 4 x 2 x 1.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fragment. Dimensions: L 5cm x W 2.5 x H 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 742242Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741111Fragment. Dimensions: 3 x 2.5 x 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fragment. Dimensions: L 12.5 x W 7 x H 1. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Ceramic fragment. Dimensions: D. 18 x H 2.9 cm. Date: 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century This object was excavated at Nishapur.Nishapur was a vital city in the early and middle Islamic periods, located along one of the main trajectories that connected Iran and West Asia Islamic lands with Central Asia and China. These itineraries are often referred to by the term Silk routes’ but were in fact crucial to the movement of constellations of materials and objects, as well as people and ideas. The diverse population of Nishapur and its surroundings, from the better-researched elite groups of merchants, land-owning aristocracy, and literates, to the less-known artisans, farmers, miners, and servants, were instrumental in adapting global cultural trends to create their own distinctive visual languages. This is seen in the material remains of everyday life in medieval Nishapur - from pots and pans to lighting devices, inkwells, textiles and trimmings, jewelry, games and toys, talismanic devices, weapons, coins, and architectural fragments.Fragment. Dimensions: L 7.5cm x W 4.5 x H 1.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741092Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 740979Ceramic fragment. Dimensions: D 12 cm x H 3.9 cm. Date: 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fragment. Dimensions: L 4 x W 3 x H 1. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fragment. Dimensions: L 1x W 0.5x H 0.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741593Ceramic fragment. Dimensions: D. 17 x H. 8 cm. Date: 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Ceramic fragment. Date: 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Ceramic fragment. Dimensions: D 13 cm x H 3.5 cm. Date: 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Ceramic fragment. Dimensions: D. 16 x H. 2.6 cm. Date: 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 742324Ceramic fragment. Dimensions: D. 13.5cm x H. 6.2cm. Date: 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.