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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
	Bowl with Arabic inscription		late 10th–11th century	Earthenware; white slip with polychrome ...	40.170.15	Islamic Art
	Rogers Fund, 1939
	Bowl with astronomical and royal figures		late 12th–early 13th century; Seljuq period (1040–1196)	Stonepaste; polychrome in glaze and over...	57.36.4	Islamic Art
	Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Gift of The Schiff Foundation, 1957
	Bowl with a figure and birds		10th century	Earthenware; polychrome decoration under...	38.40.290	Islamic Art
	Rogers Fund, 1938
	Bowl with green, yellow, and brown splashed decoration		10th century	Earthenware; white slip, incised and spl...	38.40.137	Islamic Art
	Rogers Fund, 1938
	Bowl with lion		early 13th century; Seljuq period (1040–1196)	Stonepaste; overglaze luster-painted on ...	68.215.10	Islamic Art
	Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Balamuth, 1968
	Bowl with prince on horseback		12th–13th century; Seljuq period (1040–1196)	Stonepaste; applied decoration, polychro...	51.53	Islamic Art
	Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1951
	Bowl with rosette		10th century; Samanid period (819–1005)	Earthenware; white slip with polychrome ...	61.144	Islamic Art
	Rogers Fund, 1961
	Bowl with three fish		first half of 14th century	Fritware, monochrome glazed	59.60	Islamic Art
	H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Mrs. Horace Havemeyer, in memory of her husband, Horace Havemeyer, 1959
	Bowl with Zodiac signs		13th century; Seljuq period (1040–1196)	Stonepaste; overglaze luster-painted on ...	27.13.9	Islamic Art
	Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1927
	Box with a lid		15th century; Mamluk	Brass, engraved and inlaid with silver	91.1.538	Islamic Art
	Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
	Box with lid		late 16th century	Metal alloy inlaid with brass and silver	1996.3ab	Islamic Art
	Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art and Rogers Fund, 1996
	Brazier of Sultan al-Malik al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn 'Umar		second half of 13th century; Mamluk period (1250–1517)	Brass; cast, chased, inlaid with silver ...	91.1.540	Islamic Art
	Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
	Brocade		17th century; Safavid	Silk and metal thread	59.58	Islamic Art
	Gift of the Hajji Baba Club, in recognition of Dr. Maurice Dimand's long and distinguished service in the field of Islam...
	Brooch and bracelet for the European market		19th century	Pierced gold foil over glass (thewa work...	53.167	Islamic Art
	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Freedman, 1953
	Buffaloes in Combat	Miskin (attributed to)	late 16th century; Mughal	Ink and colors on paper	1983.258	Islamic Art
	Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1983
	Buzurgmihr Masters the Game of Chess: Folio from the Shahnama (Book of Kings)		ca. 1300–1330; Ilkhanid period (1206–1353)	Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on pape...	34.24.1	Islamic Art
	Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1934
	Cage animal flask		7th–8th century	Applied glass	69.153	Islamic Art
	Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Payson, 1969
	Calligraphic composition in the shape of a peacock: Folio from the Bellini Album		ca. 1600; Ottoman period (ca. 1299–1923)	Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on pape...	67.266.7.8R	Islamic Art
	Louis V. Bell Fund, 1967
	Calligraphic dish		ca. 1600; 'Adil Shahi period (1490–1686)	Copper alloy; cast	1983.227	Islamic Art
	Purchase, Wendy Findlay Gift, 1983
	Calligraphic Galleon	Calligrapher: Abdu'l Qadir Hisari	A.H. 1180/1766–67 A.D.; Ottoman period (ca. 1280–1922)	Ink and gold on paper	2003.241	Islamic Art
	Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art and Rogers Fund, 2003
	Calligraphic roundel inscribed Ya'aziz (Oh Mighty!)		late 16th–early 17th century	Sandstone; carved, traces of pigment	1985.240.1	Islamic Art
	Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 1985
	Calligraphy page		1714; Safavid	Ink, colors, and gold on paper	62.152.14	Islamic Art
	Rogers Fund, 1962
	Calligraphy panel	Sadequain	20th century	Colors on wood	Inst.1980.3.2	Islamic Art
	Gift of the Government of Pakistan, 1980
	Camel trapping (asmalyk)		19th century	Wool, embroidered with silk	1989.383	Islamic Art
	Gift of Irma B. Wilkinson, in memory of Charles K. Wilkinson, 1989
	Canopy with phoenixes		1279–1368; Yuan dynasty	Embroidery; silk and gold thread	1988.82	Islamic Art
	Purchase, Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat Gift, Louis V. Bell and Rogers Funds, and Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gif...
	Capital		late 8th century; Abbasid period (750–1258)	Alabaster, gypsum; carved	36.68.1	Islamic Art
	Samuel D. Lee Fund, 1936
	Capital		10th century; Spanish Umayyad period (756–1031)	Marble; carved	30.95.134	Islamic Art
	Theodore D. Davis collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
	Carpet		late 18th century	Woolen warp, weft, and pile	1970.302.10	Islamic Art
	Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1970
	Carpet		late 18th–early 19th century	Cotton (warp and weft), silk (pile); asy...	22.100.28	Islamic Art
	The James F. Ballard Collection, Gift of James F. Ballard, 1922
	Carpet		ca. 1650; Mughal period (1526–1858)	Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); asy...	1970.321	Islamic Art
	Purchase, Florance Waterbury Bequest and Rogers Fund, 1970

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