A Deesis mould in Berlin: Christian-Muslim cultural interchange between Iran, Syria and Mesopotamia in the early thirteenth century
Material culture, particularly that belonging to the assumed category of Islamic' art with Christian scenes, forms the focus of this article. This is undertaken through consideration of a ceramic object from medieval Iran now in Berlin, a mould with the scene of the Deesis, which is signed by...
| Published in: | Islam and Christian-Muslim relations |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2011]
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Further subjects: | B
Deesis
B Islamic ceramics B medieval Eastern Christian art B Islamic metalwork with Christian scenes B Christian-Muslim cultural interchange B Christian art in medieval Iran B Christian art in medieval Iran Syria and Mesopotamia |
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| Summary: | Material culture, particularly that belonging to the assumed category of Islamic' art with Christian scenes, forms the focus of this article. This is undertaken through consideration of a ceramic object from medieval Iran now in Berlin, a mould with the scene of the Deesis, which is signed by a Muslim craftsman, also a coppersmith. A central issue is that of cultural ambiguity, which can be pursued though analogies with twelfth-thirteenth-century metalwork. Metalwork with Christian scenes is invariably considered as Islamic' art with the emphasis on style rather than iconographic content; in other words, the medium rather than the message is often prioritized. This article seeks to redress the balance by suggesting a more substantive role for the Christian imagery employed here. |
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| ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596410.2011.560428 |