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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

9.65 x 8.5 in

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Linda Komaroff

Met Art in Publication

Qur'an Manuscript, Main support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment; Binding: leather; tooled — 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, Bronze; cast, engraved, chased, pierced — 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, Bronze; cast, chased, and inlaid with copper — Ewer with a Feline-Shaped Handle
7th century

Bowl with Two Facing Peacocks, Earthenware; luster-painted on opaque white glaze — Bowl with Two Facing Peacocks
second–third quarter 10th century

Panel from a Rectangular Box, Ivory; carved, inlaid with stone with traces of pigment — Panel from a Rectangular Box
10th–early 11th century

Bowl with Arabic Inscription, Earthenware; white slip with black-slip decoration under transparent glaze — 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, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "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), Mosaic of polychrome-glazed cut tiles on stonepaste body; set into mortar — Mihrab (Prayer Niche)
dated 755 AH/1354–55 CE

Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar, Glass; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled, and gilded — Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar
shortly after 1285

Section of a Qur'an Manuscript, `Umar Aqta', Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Section of a Qur'an Manuscript
`Umar Aqta'
late 14th–early 15th century

Pair of Minbar Doors, Wood (rosewood and mulberry); carved and inlaid with carved ivory, ebony, and other woods — Pair of Minbar Doors
ca. 1325–30

"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper — "Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
Farid al-Din `Attar
dated 892 AH/1486 CE

Blue-Ground Dish with Floral Design, Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze — Blue-Ground Dish with Floral Design
ca. 1550–60

Carpet with Triple-Arch Design, Silk (warp and weft), wool (pile), cotton (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile — Carpet with Triple-Arch Design
ca. 1575–90

"Study of a Nilgai (Blue Bull)", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, Mansur, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "Study of a Nilgai (Blue Bull)", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Mansur
Mir 'Ali Haravi
verso: ca. 1620; recto ca. 1540

Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile — Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds
late 16th–early 17th century

Damascus Room, Wood (poplar) with gesso relief, gold and tin leaf, glazes and paint; wood (cypress, poplar, and mulberry), mother-of-pearl, marble and other stones, stucco with glass, plaster ceramic tiles, iron, brass — Damascus Room
dated 1119 AH/1707 CE

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