Two panels of a Damascene room. Stuccoed wood painted in polychrome and gold. Levant, 18th century. Height : 30.3 / 31.5 cm. Width : 95.3 / 82 cm. These two Damascene chamber panels are decorated with religious inscriptions, possibly Christian. The calligraphy is inscribed on a black-painted background with fine floral motifs. These panels are made in the 'ajami' technique typical of the Ottoman world in the Levant during this period. The Metropolitan Museum of New York exhibits a "Damascus Room" whose walls contain numerous calligraphic panels of this type (Inv. N°1970.170). One is partly reduced, with part of the inscription missing. Expert: Monsieur Alexis RENARD