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Ceramic bowl, painted in luster over a white glaze
Kashan (Iran) Feb-March 1204
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Ceramic bowl 10th – 11th century, Samarqand (Uzbekistan) |
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"Planning before work portects you from regret; prosperity and peace"
ceremic bowl, 10th century, Nishapur (Iran) |
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Blacas Ewer
brass inlaid with silver and copper
Mosul 1232 |
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Baptistery of St. Louis c 1320-40 Egypt or Syria
by Muhammad ibn al-Zayn (signed in 6 places!) |
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pir-i alamdar mausoleum, Damghan (Northern Iran)
1021-26 ad |
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pir-i alamdar mausoleum, Damghan (Northern Iran)
1021-26 ad INTERIOR |
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Tiraz, 892-902
"in praise of him and the prophet Muhammad" |
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Commercial tiraz, late 10th century
Baghdad, "perfect blessing" |
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Shroud of Saint Josse, before 961 AD
NE Iran
"glory and properity to Abu Mansur Buktegin" who was excuted in 961 |
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Mantle of the Norman ruler Roger II of Sicily Palermo (italy) 1133-1134 AD |
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Alhambra, Granada (Spain), Nasrid phase 13-14th centuries |
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plan of the Alhambra built under the Nasrid ruler Muhammad V (1354-59, 1362-91) |
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Court of the Lions, Alhambra
Muhammad V
1354-59 1362-91 |
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Mirador of the Lindaraja, Alhambra
Muhammad V
1354-59 1362-91 |
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Ceramic star tile with Dragon, 1270-80, Iran (Takh-i Sulayman) |
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Joseph and his brothers, Jami' al-tavarikh (compendium of chronicles), Tabriz, Iran 1314-15 |
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Sacred Tree of Buddha, Jami al-tavarikh (compendium of chronicles)tabriz 1314-15 |
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Timur granting audience on the occasion of his accession in Balkh in1370, from the Zafarnama (book of victory) Herat (afghanistan) 1467 |
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Timor's Jami (or Friday) Mosque (aka Bibi Khanum), Samarqand (Uzb) 1398-1405 |
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Gur-i Amir (tomb of Timur) 1403-04, Samarqand |
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Plan of Samarqand during the Timurid period (1370-1507) |
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Tomb of Humayun, Dehli, 1561-72 |
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plan elevation, and section of Taj Mahal, Agra 1632-43 |
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Taj Mahal, Agra 1632-43
built by Shah Jahan |
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Illustration from the Divan of Khwaju Kirmani, Baghdad, Jalayrid, 1396 |
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Artist: Bihzad
The seduction of yusuf by zulaykha from manuscript of Sa'di's Bustan (the Orchard), Timurid, Herat 1488 |
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Annunciation, from a manuscript of the Mirat al-Quds (mirror of holiness), Agra, Mughal 1602 |
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Jahangir and Jesus from a Mughal album folio, Agra, 1610-15 |
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Emperor Akbar and others in the Idabatkhana in Fatehpur Sikri, Akbarnama (book of Akbar) 1603-05 |
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Mughal Emperor Babur supervising the laying out of Bagh-i Wafa (garden of Fidelity) near Kabul in 1508-09 baburnama 1690 |
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Ceramic bowl, 10th century, Nishapur |
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Aq Saray in Shari Sabz near samarqand by Timur, 1380-96 |
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Jhaorkas (viewing balconies) Mughal palace city of Fatehpus Sikiri, 1570s |
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Emperor Jahangir's durbar (courtly audience) from the Jahangirnama 1620 |
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Topkapi Palace (Istanbul, Turkey), built by Sultan Mehmet II between 1459-79, with later additions |
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Topkapi Palace (Istanbul, Turkey), built by Sultan Mehmet II between 1459-79, with later additions PLAN |
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First Court, Topkapi Palace (Istanbul, Turkey), illustration from the Hunername, 1583-84 |
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Second Court with public council hall, Topkapi Palace (Istanbul, Turkey), double-page illustration from the Hunername, 1583-84 |
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Expansion of Isfahan under Abbas I 1590-1611 |
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Maydan-i Shah (Royal Square), begun 1598, Isfahan (Iran) |
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Masjid-i Shah (Royal Mosque), 1611-29, Isfahan (Iran) |
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Ali Qapu (High Gate), 1598-1608, Isfahan (Iran) |
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Braham Gur salying the wolf from the great mongol shahnama, 1330s |
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