A Deesis Mould in Berlin: Christian-Muslim Cultural Interchange between Iran, Syria and Mesopotamia in the Early Thirteenth Century

A Deesis Mould in Berlin: Christian-Muslim Cultural Interchange between Iran, Syria and Mesopotamia in the Early Thirteenth CenturyIslam and Christian-Muslim RelationsSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/3F84FRAX/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Lucy-AnneHuntA Deesis Mould in Berlin: Christian-Muslim Cultural Interchange between Iran, Syria and Mesopotamia in the Early Thirteenth Centuryhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/3F84FRAXhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/3F84FRAXhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/3F84FRAXIslam and Christian-Muslim Relations22:22011127-145Material culture, particularly that belonging to the assumed category of ‘Islamic’ art with Christian scenes, forms the focus of this article. This is undertaken through consideration of a ceramic object from medieval Iran now in Berlin, a mould with the scene of the Deesis, which is signed by a Muslim craftsman, also a coppersmith. A central issue is that of cultural ambiguity, which can be pursued though analogies with twelfth–thirteenth-century metalwork. Metalwork with Christian scenes is invariably considered as ‘Islamic’ art with the emphasis on style rather than iconographic content; in other words, the medium rather than the message is often prioritized. This article seeks to redress the balance by suggesting a more substantive role for the Christian imagery employed here. Hunt, Lucy-Anne. “A Deesis Mould in Berlin: Christian-Muslim Cultural Interchange between Iran, Syria and Mesopotamia in the Early Thirteenth Century.” Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations 22:2 (2011): 127–45. Lucy-Anne Hunt, A Deesis Mould in Berlin: Christian-Muslim Cultural Interchange between Iran, Syria and Mesopotamia in the Early Thirteenth Century, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations 22:2 (2011): 127–45.Arab ChristiansJacobitesMuslim-Christian relationsVII-XVIII CEXII CEXIII CEarchaeologyarticonographymetalwork