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Image	Title of Work of Art	Artist or Culture of Origin	Date or Style or Period	Materials and Techniques	Accession Number	Collection
	Abraham Sacrificing Isaac		late 19th century	Opaque watercolors and ink on paper	1970.275	Islamic Art
	Bequest of Harold B. Allen, 1970
	Album leaf with a Shi i invocation		17th century	Ink, colors, and gold on paper	1986.109.2	Islamic Art
	Purchase, Richard S. Perkins Gift, 1986
	Alexander Visits the Sage Plato in His Mountain Cave: Folio from the Khamsa (Quintet) of Am...	Basawan (attributed to)	1597–98; Mughal period (1526–1858)	Main support: ink, opaque watercolor, an...	13.228.30	Islamic Art
	Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
	Allegory of Worldly and Otherworldly Drunkenness: Folio from the Divan (Collected Poems) of Hafiz	Sultan Muhammad (Iranian, active first h...	ca. 1531–33; Safavid period (1501–1722)	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on pape...	1988.430	Islamic Art
	Promised Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Cary Welch Jr., Partially owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Arthur M. Sac...
	Amulet		11th century; Fatimid	Ink on paper	1978.546.32	Islamic Art
	Gift of Nelly, Violet, and Elie Abemayor, in memory of Michel Abemayor, 1978
	Amulet		late 19th–early 20th century	Silver, fire gilded with false granulati...	2008.579.12	Islamic Art
	Gift of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf, 2008
	Amulet case		late 19th–early 20th century	Silver, glass	2006.544.9	Islamic Art
	Gift of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf, 2006
	An Unusual Assembly		late 19th–early 20th century	Ink, transparent colors, and gold on pap...	1979.461	Islamic Art
	Gift of Charles and Irma Wilkinson, 1979
	The Angel Surush Rescues Khusrau Parviz: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp	Muzaffar cAli (attributed to)	ca. 1530–25; Safavid	Colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper	1970.301.73	Islamic Art
	Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
	Anhalt carpet		mid–16th century	Cotton warp, silk weft, wool pile, asymm...	46.128	Islamic Art
	Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1946
	Animal flask		7th–8th century	Yellowish, pinkish, and grayish colorles...	1999.145	Islamic Art
	Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 1999
	Animal-spouted pitcher		9th–10th century	Earthenware; polychrome decoration under...	38.40.247	Islamic Art
	Rogers Fund, 1938
	Architectural tile with partial inscription		second half of 14th century; Timurid period (1370–1507)	Stonepaste; carved and glazed	2006.274	Islamic Art
	Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts and Elaine Rosenberg Gift, 2006
	Armlet		first half of 11th century; Ghaznavid period (977–1186)	Gold; filigree and granulation	57.88a-c	Islamic Art
	Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957
	Armlet		late 19th–early 20th century	Silver, carnelian, turquoise	2006.544.13a,b	Islamic Art
	Gift of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf, 2006
	The Assembly of the Birds: Page from a manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (The Language of the Birds) ...	Habib Allah	ca. 1600; Safavid	Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, gold on ...	63.210.11	Islamic Art
	Fletcher Fund, 1963
	Astrolabe of 'Umar ibn Yusuf ibn 'Umar ibn 'Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari		dated A.H. 690 / A.D. 1291; Rasulid period (1228–1454)	Brass; cast and hammered, pierced, chase...	91.1.535a-h	Islamic Art
	Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
	Bahram Gur Hunting with Azada: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings)		1352	Ink, colors, and gold on paper	57.51.32	Islamic Art
	Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956...
	Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Pavilion: Page from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami		dated 1524–25; Safavid	Colors, gold, and silver on paper	13.228.7.10	Islamic Art
	Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
	Bahram Gur Pins the Coupling Onagers: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp	Mir Sayyid cAli (attributed t...	ca. 1525–30; Safavid	Colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper	1970.301.62	Islamic Art
	Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
	"Bamiyan ware" bowl		11th–12th century; Ghaznavid period (977–1186)	Earthenware; slip-covered, incised and p...	1993.24	Islamic Art
	Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art and Rogers Fund, 1993
	Banner		dated A.H. 1235 / A.D. 1819–20; Ottoman period (ca. 1299–1923)	Silk, metal-wrapped thread; lampas, broc...	1976.312	Islamic Art
	Fletcher Fund, 1976
	Base of a ewer with Zodiac medallions		first half of 13th century; Seljuq period (1040–1196)	Brass; engraved, inlaid with silver and ...	91.1.530	Islamic Art
	Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
	Basin		early 14th century	Brass inlaid with silver and gold, champ...	91.1.521	Islamic Art
	Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
	Basin of Sultan Qaytbay		ca. 1468–96; Mamluk period (1250–1517)	Brass; inlaid with silver	91.1.565	Islamic Art
	Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
	Basin with Zodiac signs and royal titles		late 13th–early 14th century; Mamluk period (1250–1517)	Brass; engraved and inlaid with silver a...	91.1.553	Islamic Art
	Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
	Batrashil		1336; Mamluk period (1250–1517)	Silk backed with heavy linen	14.137	Islamic Art
	Rogers Fund, 1914
	Beads		18th century	Fabricated from sheet and set with emera...	1981.5.18,19	Islamic Art
	Gift of Marguerite McBey, 1981
	Beaker with relief-cut decoration		9th–10th century; Abbasid period (750–1258)	Glass, colorless; blown, cut	1974.45	Islamic Art
	Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Jack A. Josephson, Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Balamuth, and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin W. Pearson Gifts, 1974...
	Bed Cover (Palampore)		early 18th century	Cotton	1982.66	Islamic Art
	Bequest of George Blumenthal and Gift of Indjoudjian Frères, by exchange, and The Friends of the Islamic Department Fund...

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