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The Metropolitan Museum's collection of Islamic art, which ranges in date from the seventh to the nineteenth century, reflects the great diversity and range of Islamic culture and offers perhaps the most comprehensive permanent installation of Islamic art on view anywhere. This screen saver comprises ten treasures from the Islamic world.
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Two Lovers, A.H. 1039/ 1629–30; Safavid period (1501–1722)
Riza `Abbasi
Attributed to Iran
Purchase, Francis M. Weld Gift, 1950 (50.164)
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Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna)), ca. 1590–95; Mughal period (1526–1858)
Attributed to Probably Lahore, present-day Pakistan
Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1928 (28.63.1)
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The House of Bijapur, ca. 1680; Adil Shahi period (1490–1686)
Kamal Muhammad; Chand Muhammad
Attributed to Deccan, Bijapur, India
Purchase, Gifts in memory of Richard Ettinghausen; Schimmel Foundation Inc., Ehsan Yarshater, Karekin Beshir Ltd., Margaret Mushekian, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ablat and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome A. Straka Gifts; The Friends of the Islamic Department Fund; Gifts of Mrs. A. Lincoln Scott and George Blumenthal, Bequests of Florence L. Goldmark, Charles R. Gerth and Millie Bruhl Frederick, and funds from various donors, by exchange; Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art and Rogers Fund, 1982 (1982.213)
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Incense burner, A.H. 577/ 1181–82; Seljuq period (1040–1196)
Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali
Attributed to Khurasan, Iran
Rogers Fund, 1951 (51.56)
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Figure, Late 12th–early 13th century
Attributed to Afghanistan or Iran
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wolfe, 1967 (67.119)
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Dagger, hilt, ca. 1450; Timurid period (1370–1507)
Collection of Asian Art Department
Attributed to Samarqand, present-day Uzbekistan
Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902 (02.18.765)
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Carpet, Late 16th century; Ottoman period (c.1280–1924)
Attributed to Bursa or Istanbul, Turkey
The James F. Ballard Collection, Gift of James F. Ballard, 1922 (22.100.51)
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Bowl, Late 12th–early 13th century; Mina'i
Attributed to Central or Northern Iran
Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Gift of The Schiff Foundation, 1957 (57.36.4)
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Tile, frieze, ca. 1270–80; Ilkhanid period (1206–1353)
Made in Probably Kashan, Iran
Rogers Fund, 1912 (12.49.4)
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