Works of Art (8)
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Amulet, 11th century; Fatimid, Egypt, Ink on paper (1978.546.32) |
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Coptic Manuscript, Coptic; Possibly from the Dayr al-Suriyan (Monastery of the Syrians), Wadi an-Natrun, Egypt; Written and illustrated in Egypt; Written in Coptic, with Arabic in the margins, in black and red, Paper (19.196.3) |
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Folio from the Blue Qur'an, late 9th–early 10th century,
Probably North Africa (Tunisia),
Gold and silver on indigo-dyed parchment (2004.88) |
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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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Mosque lamp, ca. 1285; Mamluk, Egypt (Cairo), 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 (17.190.985) |
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Panel of four calligraphic tiles, 14th–early 15th century; Marinid, Morocco, Glazed composite body (1999.146) |
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Prayer manuscript, 19th century, Nigeria, Blackish brown ink, and red, yellow, and blue color on paper (1997.301a,b) |
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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 (3)
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