Works of Art (17)
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Banner, dated 1225 A.H.; 1810, Turkey, Silk, metal-wrapped yarn (1976.312) |
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Binding for a Qur'an, late 16th century,
Iran,
Leather binding, stamped, cut, and gilt with turquoise insets (56.222) |
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Fragment from a Qur’an manuscript, ca. 1400; Timurid, Calligraphy attributed to cUmar Aqtac, Central Asia (probably Samarqand), Ink, colors, and gold on paper (1972.279) |
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Leaf from a Qur’an manuscript, 1307–1308; Ilkhanid, Ahmad ibn al-Suhrawardi al-Bakri, Calligrapher, Muhammed ibn Aybak, Illuminator, Baghdad, Iraq, Ink, colors, and gold on paper (55.44) |
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Leaf from a Qur’an manuscript, 13th–14th century, Attributed to Spain, Ink, colors, and gold on vellum (42.63) |
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Leaf from a Qur’an manuscript, dated 1137, Iran, Ink, gold, and colors on paper (1996.294.1) |
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Leaf from a Qur’an manuscript, late 11th–12th century, Iran or Afghanistan, Ink, gold, and colors on paper (29.160.23) |
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Leaf from a Qur’an manuscript, late 9th–10th century, Possibly Syria, Ink, gold, and colors on vellum (30.45) |
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Leaf from a Qur’an, 1302–8; Ilkhanid, Iraq (Baghdad), Ink, gold, and colors on paper (50.12) |
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Leaf from a Qur’an, ca. 1250–1350, North Africa, Ink, colors, and gold on vellum (37.21) |
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Leaf of calligraphy, early 19th century, Signed: Muhammad Shafic known as Vesal, Iran, Ink, colors, and gold on paper (1979.518.6) |
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Marriage contract, 1874, Signed: Abu’l Qasim Farhang, Iran, Ink, colors, and gold on paper (1979.518.5a-q) |
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Qur'an, dated 1266 A.H. / A.D. 1848, Turkey, Ink, colors, and gold on paper (1980.603) |
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Qur’an of Ibrahim Sultan, dated 1427; Timurid, Iran (Shiraz), Ink, colors, and gold on paper (13.228.1) |
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Qur’an stand, 1360, Iran, Carved and inlaid wood (10.218) |
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Saber, 16th century; Ottoman, Turkish, Steel inlaid with gold, precious stones, fishskin (36.25.1297) |
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Volume from a thirty-part Qur’an, 18th century, North Africa, probably Tunisia, Colors and gold on paper, leather binding (1982.120.2) |
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Thematic Essays (8)
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