Masterpieces of Islamic Calligraphy from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Brazier
Sultan al-Muzaffar ibn 'Umar
Egypt, second half of 13th century
Cast bronze inlaid with silver; 13 7/8 x 15 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (35.2 x 39.4 x 34.9 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 (91.1.540)
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Leaf from the "Blue Qur'an"
Tunisia, late 9th–early 10th century
Gold and silver on indigo-dyed parchment; 11 15/16 x 15 13/16 in. (30.4 x 40.2 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2004 (2004.88)
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Tughra of Sultan Sulaiman the Magnificent
(Imperial Insignia)
Turkey, mid-16th century
Ink, colors, and gold on paper; 20 1/2 x 25 3/8 in. (52.1 x 64.5 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1938 (38.149.1)
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Leaf from a Qur'an
North Africa, ca. 1250–1350
Ink, colors, and gold on vellum; 10 1/4 x 8 9/16 in. (26 x 21.7 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1937 (37.21)
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Bowl
Attributed to Nishapur or Samarqand, Iran or present-day Uzbekistan, 10th century
Earthenware, white engobe, slip-painted and incised under a transparent glaze; H: 7 x Diam: 18 in. (17.8 x 45.7 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1965 (65.106.2)
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Mosque Lamp
Egypt (Cairo), ca. 1285
Brownish colorless glass, free-blown, applied, enameled, gilded, and stained; tooled on the pontil; red, blue, white, green, yellow, and black enamels; gold; and orange-yellow stain; H. 10 3/8 x Diam. 8 1/4 in. (26.2 x 21 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.985)
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