Islamic History

---

yuliya tsichchankabest peoplethucydides’ daughterlowerrainlandtifa mvp

---

LIVE

Mosaic with apple tree, gazelles, and a lion.  Unknown Arab artist; ca. 724-743 (Umayyad period).  F

Babur (Ẓahīr-ud-Dīn Muḥammad), the first Mughal emperor (r. 1526-1530), hunts rhinoceros with his co

Star tile with a phoenix.  Artist unknown; early 14th century.  From Iran (probably Kashan now in th

Pair of wooden sandals with incised geometric designs, thought to have belonged to Fumo Omari, sulta

Royal Monastery of Santa Clara, Tordesillas, Castile and León, Spain.

Princess Humayun spies Humay at the gatefrom a Three Poems of Khwaju Kirmani. Baghdad, 1396.“H

This fragment of a bowl is dated to the 12-13th centuries and may be Egyptian or Syrian in origin. I

watanafghanistan:AFGHANISTAN by Mohammad Kheirkhah

Necklace from Iran or Central Asia, late 14th- 16th century.

1. An Egyptian or Syrian earthenware bowl, 1200-50, depicting a harpy; her wing has a tiraz band wit

Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi Salik b. Sa'id, Gilan, Iran, 1493-1494“This

Tunic decoration with lions, made in Egypt during the Abbasid caliphate.  Artist unknown; 9th cent.

Hemispherical bowlEgypt, 10th centuryDeep blue glass over a colourless matrix, blown in an open moul

latristereina:The Catholic Monarchs and their family were familiar with Islamic art and culture sinc

suzani:Miniature from a copy of Firdawsi’s Shah-nama. “Isfandiyar’s Fifth Ordeal; He Must Slay the S

historyarchaeologyartefacts: ‘The Baptistery of Saint Louis’. This masterpiece of Islamic art, produ

Footed goblet decorated in cobalt and lustre, Iran, late 17th century.“The decoration on this

virtual-artifacts:Crown Date: late 19th–early 20th centuryGeography: Caucasus, Central Asia or IranM

The Blacas EwerFrom Mosul, northern Iraq, AH 629 / AD 1232Decorated with courtly scenes.This ewer ma

Painted islamic bowls, Central Asia, X-XI century AD ( 1, 2, 3 )

Carpet from Cairo, Egypt.  Artist unknown; ca. 1550-1600 (Ottoman period).  Now in the Tex

Prev PageNext Page