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Tip of a Pointer, Cloisonné enamel, gold, Byzantine — Tip of a Pointer
Byzantine
1080–1150

Khusrau and Shirin, Hatifi Iranian, active Istanbul, Main support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; binding: leather — Khusrau and Shirin
Hatifi
Suzi
dated 904 AH/1498–99 CE

Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66)
ca. 1555–60

"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet), Mustafa ibn Vali, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1595

Icon with the Crucifixion, Elephant ivory, Byzantine — Icon with the Crucifixion
Byzantine
mid-10th century

Plate with the Battle of David and Goliath, Silver, Byzantine — Plate with the Battle of David and Goliath
Byzantine
629–30

Helmet, Steel, iron, gold, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, probably Istanbul — Helmet
Turkish, probably Istanbul
ca. 1560

Saber, Steel, gold, fish skin, wood, Turkish, probably Istanbul — Saber
Turkish, probably Istanbul
1522–66

Short Sword (Yatagan) from the Court of Süleyman the Magnificent (reigned 1520–66), Ahmed Tekelü possibly Iranian, Steel, gold, ivory (walrus), silver, turquoise, pearls, rubies, Turkish, Istanbul — Short Sword (Yatagan) from the Court of Süleyman the Magnificent (reigned 1520–66)
Ahmed Tekelü
ca. 1525–30

Jaharis Byzantine Lectionary, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment; leather binding, Byzantine — Jaharis Byzantine Lectionary
Byzantine
ca. 1100

Marble Portrait Bust of a Woman with a Scroll, Pentelic Marble, Byzantine — Marble Portrait Bust of a Woman with a Scroll
Byzantine
late 4th–early 5th century

The Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke, Gilded silver, gold, enamel worked in cloisonné, and niello, Byzantine — The Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke
Byzantine
early 9th century

Album amicorum : in memory of Christopher Weimann..., Christopher Weimann American — Album amicorum : in memory of Christopher Weimann...
Christopher Weimann
Tom Leech
2012

Fragment of a Kaftan Back, Silk, metal wrapped thread; taqueté (seraser) — Fragment of a Kaftan Back
mid-16th century

Fragmentary Loom Width with Wavy-Vine Pattern, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha) — Fragmentary Loom Width with Wavy-Vine Pattern
ca. 1565–80

Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66)
ca. 1555–60

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

Textile Fragment, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha) — Textile Fragment
mid-16th century

'Saz'-Style Drawing of a Dragon Amid Foliage, Shah Quli Turkish, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — 'Saz'-Style Drawing of a Dragon Amid Foliage
Shah Quli
ca. 1540–50

Dragon Wrapped around Saz Leaves, Main support: ink on paper<br/>Border: Gold, ink, and opaque watercolor on paper — Dragon Wrapped around Saz Leaves
ca. 1550–70

Les costumes populaires de la Turquie en 1873: Ouvrage publié sous le patronage de la Commission impériale ottomane pour l'Exposition universelle de Vienne, Osman Hamdi Bey Turkish, Collotype; letterpress — Les costumes populaires de la Turquie en 1873: Ouvrage publié sous le patronage de la Commission impériale ottomane pour l'Exposition universelle de Vienne
Osman Hamdi Bey
1873

L'architecture ottomane : ouvrage autorisé par iradé impérial et publié sous le patronage de Son Excellence Edhem Pacha, ministère des travaux publics, président de la Commission Impérial Ottomane pour l'Exposition Universelle de 1873 à Vienne, Victor Marie de Launay French, Chromolithography, lithography — L'architecture ottomane : ouvrage autorisé par iradé impérial et publié sous le patronage de Son Excellence Edhem Pacha, ministère des travaux publics, président de la Commission Impérial Ottomane pour l'Exposition Universelle de 1873 à Vienne
Victor Marie de Launay
1873

Censer with Six Holy Figures, Silver, partly gilded, Byzantine — Censer with Six Holy Figures
Byzantine
ca. 582–602

Double-Sided Pendant Icon with the Virgin and Christ Pantokrator, Gold, cloisonné enamel, Byzantine — Double-Sided Pendant Icon with the Virgin and Christ Pantokrator
Byzantine
ca. 1100

Ka'ba Tile, Osman Ibn Mehmed Turkish, Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze — Ka'ba Tile
Osman Ibn Mehmed
`Abdullah Mehmed
ca. 1720–30

Wing of an Ivory Triptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ, Elephant ivory, Byzantine — Wing of an Ivory Triptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ
Byzantine
970–1030

Gold Buckle with Garnets, Gold, garnets with patterned foil backing, cloisonné garnets, Germanic — Gold Buckle with Garnets
Germanic
400–500

Gold Solidus of Theodosius II (408–50), Gold, Byzantine — Gold Solidus of Theodosius II (408–50)
Byzantine
408–450

Solidus of Heraclius, Heraclius Constantine, and Heraclonas, Gold, Byzantine — Solidus of Heraclius, Heraclius Constantine, and Heraclonas
Byzantine
638–641

Bowl with Beaded Rim, Silver, Byzantine — Bowl with Beaded Rim
Byzantine
4th–5th century

Marble Decorative Panels, Marble, Byzantine — Marble Decorative Panels
Byzantine
10th–11th century

Marble Decorative Panels, Marble, Byzantine — Marble Decorative Panels
Byzantine
10th–11th century

Two-Sided Pendant with the Archangel Michael and Daniel in the Lion’s Den, Serpentine, Byzantine — Two-Sided Pendant with the Archangel Michael and Daniel in the Lion’s Den
Byzantine
1200 or later

Temple Pendant and Stick, Cloisonné enamel, gold, Byzantine — Temple Pendant and Stick
Byzantine
ca. 1080–1150

Painted Copy of Deesis Mosaic, Paint on canvas, Byzantine — Painted Copy of Deesis Mosaic
Byzantine
late 1930s (original dated 1261–1300)

Right Wing of a Triptych with Saints Nicholas and Theodore, Elephant ivory, Byzantine — Right Wing of a Triptych with Saints Nicholas and Theodore
Byzantine
11th century

Gold Solidus of Valens (364–78), Gold, Byzantine — Gold Solidus of Valens (364–78)
Byzantine
364–378

Gold Solidus of Constans II (641–68), Gold, Early Byzantine — Gold Solidus of Constans II (641–68)
Early Byzantine
654–659

Fragmentary Loom Width with Ogival Pattern, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha) — Fragmentary Loom Width with Ogival Pattern
ca. 1570–80

Chilins (Chinese Chimerical Creatures) Fighting with a Dragon, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Chilins (Chinese Chimerical Creatures) Fighting with a Dragon
16th century