Fatimid art

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Fatimid art is a distinctive medieval Islamic artistic tradition that flourished under the Shi'a Fatimid Caliphate, noted for its luxurious metalwork, ceramics, textiles, and architectural decoration centered in North Africa and Egypt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic art style
cultural heritage
medieval art
associatedBuildingType city gate
mausoleum
mosque
palace
associatedWith Fatimid Caliphate
characteristicMotif animal motifs
calligraphic ornament
courtly scenes
figural imagery
geometric patterns
vegetal arabesques
culturalContext Cairo as imperial capital
Mediterranean trade networks
flourishedInCentury 10th century
11th century
12th century
function courtly display
dynastic propaganda
luxury trade goods
religious architecture decoration
geographicCenter Egypt
North Africa
historicalPeriod 10th–12th century
influenced Ayyubid art
Mamluk art
later Egyptian Islamic art
influencedBy Abbasid art
Byzantine art
Coptic art
North African artistic traditions
majorCenterCity Cairo
Mahdia
materialUsed bronze
ceramic
glass
gold
ivory
rock crystal
silver
stone
stucco
textile fibers
wood
notableExampleSite Al-Aqmar Mosque
Al-Azhar Mosque
Al-Hakim Mosque
notedFor architectural decoration
book arts
ceramics
enamelled glass
ivory carving
luxurious metalwork
rock crystal carving
textiles
woodwork
patron Fatimid Caliphate
surface form: Fatimid caliphs

Fatimid state courts
surface form: Fatimid court elites
politicalContext Fatimid Caliphate
religiousAffiliation Shia Islam
technique embroidery
gilding
inlay
luster painting on ceramics
mosaic decoration
openwork carving
typicalObjectType ceramic bowl
ivory casket
luster-painted dish
metal candlestick
mihrab decoration
mosque lamp
rock crystal ewer
textile tiraz band
wooden minbar panel
usesScript Kufic script
floriated Kufic

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Islamic art majorStyle Fatimid art
al-Mansuriya partOf Fatimid art
this entity surface form: Fatimid architectural heritage
al-Mahdiyya architectureStyle Fatimid art
this entity surface form: Fatimid architecture
Abbasid art influenced Fatimid art
Arab-Norman architecture influencedBy Fatimid art
this entity surface form: Fatimid architecture
Fatimid Cairo architecturalStyle Fatimid art
this entity surface form: Fatimid architecture