Name of Object:

Ceiling

Location:

Algiers, Algeria

Holding Institution:

Musée Public National des Antiquités

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Date of Object:

19th century

Author:

Unknown

Inventory Number:

II.B.068

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Carved and painted wood

Dimensions:

3.10 x 2.50 cm

Provenance:

Algiers

Description:

Wooden carved ceiling, painted in colour and gold leaf. Taken from the Algerian section of the Paris 1867 Exposition Universelle (world fair). Algerian woodwork.

Type of Object

Woodwork

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

Marye, G., “Période Musulmane”, in Catalogue d'Exposition du Musée National des Antiquités Algériennes 1899, p. 22

Citation of this web page:

Houria Cherid "Ceiling " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;dz;6;en

Prepared by: Houria Cherid
Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: DZ 021