AN UMAYYAD CARVED LARCH BEAM
CORDOBA, SOUTH SPAIN, SECOND HALF 10TH CENTURY
AN UMAYYAD CARVED LARCH BEAM CORDOBA, SOUTH SPAIN, SECOND HALF 10TH CENTURY The long beam carved in high relief on two planes with a band of strapwork forming arrowhead motifs interlaced with tendrils issuing fleshy volutes, the sides similarly carved with a zigzag line dividing alternating trefoil and other flowerheads linked by swagged tendrils, sawn in half longitudinally, a later notch cut at each end, occasional traces of colouring, slight damages and ageing 221½ x 8¼ x 6in. (562 x 21 x 15cm.)
AN UMAYYAD CARVED LARCH BEAM
CORDOBA, SOUTH SPAIN, SECOND HALF 10TH CENTURY
AN UMAYYAD CARVED LARCH BEAM CORDOBA, SOUTH SPAIN, SECOND HALF 10TH CENTURY The long beam carved in high relief on two planes with a band of strapwork forming arrowhead motifs interlaced with tendrils issuing fleshy volutes, the sides similarly carved with a zigzag line dividing alternating trefoil and other flowerheads linked by swagged tendrils, sawn in half longitudinally, a later notch cut at each end, occasional traces of colouring, slight damages and ageing 221½ x 8¼ x 6in. (562 x 21 x 15cm.)
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