Name of Object:

Parapet well

Name in original language:

Brocal de pozo

Location:

Madrid, Spain

Holding Institution:

Lázaro Galdiano Museum

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Holding Institution (original language):

Museo Lázaro Galdiano

Date of Object:

Nasrid dinasty

Inventory Number:

12056

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Limestone; carved

Dimensions:

69 x 59 cm

Provenance:

The Alhambra palace (?), Granada

Description:

This parapet could be from Granada. It could be the only example from the Nasrid period. It has an inscription with the Nasrid motto: "Only God wins".

Citation of this web page:

Ámparo López "Parapet well" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;es;17;en

Prepared by: Ámparo López
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: SP 017