These doors are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. The late thirteenth century carved wooden doors are probably from a Beyhaqkim Mosque, Anatoloa, Konya. they are decorated with a radiating interlacing star pattern with epigraphic and arabesque panels at the top and bottom. They are inscribed, “The wise one is he who has learned a lesson form experience. And the ignorant one is he who does not think of the consequences.”
Created for Norm’s Thursday Doors June 23, 2016.
Gorgeous! And I love the inscription too 🙂
Thank you. I like to find out something about the door to post along with the picture. 🙂
Very nice; its good that doors like these are preserved in museums.
I agree. There are many out there that are works of art.
They’re gorgeous! I probably made an image of these very doors! I made images of so many doors at the MET while there. 🙂
I love that you got the inscription and described them. I probably wouldn’t have.
Thanks for your kind words.
Beautiful door and great shot!
thanks. It helps to have a Nikon D750 that works in low light without a flash plus Lightroom.
No doubt! 🙂
Interesting find!
Serendipitous. I was thinking I would try some side streets for doors after my visit to the museum. And there it was!
Gorgeous. I seem to remember seeing these when I was there last, but don’t know why I didn’t photograph them. Must have been an ‘off’ day 😉
I love the interwoven star design. 🙂
Cool doors, those!
Beautiful picture!