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Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum the Historical Context
Islamic art in the Metropolitan Museum: The Historical Context
Komaroff, Linda
1992
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Qur'an Manuscript
late 9th–early 10th century
Incense Burner of Amir Saif al-Dunya wa’l-Din ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi
Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali
dated 577 AH/1181–82 CE
Ewer with a Feline-Shaped Handle
7th century
Bowl with Two Facing Peacocks
second–third quarter 10th century
Panel from a Rectangular Box
10th–early 11th century
Bowl with Arabic Inscription
10th century
"Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides
'Abdullah ibn al-Fadl
dated 621 AH/1224 CE
Mihrab (Prayer Niche)
dated 755 AH/1354–55 CE
Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar
shortly after 1285
Section of a Qur'an Manuscript
`Umar Aqta'
late 14th–early 15th century
Pair of Minbar Doors
ca. 1325–30
"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
dated 892 AH/1486 CE
Blue-Ground Dish with Floral Design
ca. 1550–60
Carpet with Triple-Arch Design
ca. 1575–90
"Study of a Nilgai (Blue Bull)", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Mansur
verso: ca. 1620; recto ca. 1540
Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds
late 16th–early 17th century
Damascus Room
dated 1119 AH/1707 CE
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