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editorial

New Directions for the Arts of Islam

January 1, 2001

By Navina Najat Haidar

Since their reinstallation in 2011, The Met's galleries dedicated to Islamic art have continued to evolve as the field grows more expansive.
Image for "The Spy Zambur Brings Mahiya to the City of Tawariq", Folio from a Hamzanama (Book of Hamza)

Attributed to Kesav Das (Indian, active ca. 1570–1604)

Date: ca. 1570
Accession Number: 23.264.1

Image for "Khwaja Umar Saved from Pursuers," Folio from the Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza)

Attributed in part to Kesu Das (Indian, active 1570–ca.1602)

Date: ca. 1565–70
Accession Number: 2022.171

Image for "Mihrdukht Aims her Arrow at the Ring," Folio from the Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza)

Basawan (Indian, active ca. 1556–1600)

Date: ca. 1570
Accession Number: 2022.170

Image for "Misbah the Grocer Brings the Spy Parran to his House", Folio from a Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza)

Attributed to Dasavanta (Indian)

Date: ca. 1570
Accession Number: 24.48.1

Image for "'Umar Walks around Fulad Castle, Meets a Foot Soldier and Kicks Him to the Ground", Folio from a Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza)

Attributed to Kesav Das (Indian, active ca. 1570–1604)

Date: ca. 1570
Accession Number: 23.264.2