Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ekhtiar, Maryam, Priscilla Soucek, Sheila R. Canby, and Navina Najat Haidar

2011

448 pages

377 illustrations

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Table of contents

About the authors

Praise

Director's Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Conservation Work for the New Galleries
Contributors to the Catalogue
Note to the Reader
Map
Introduction

Building a Collection of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum, 1870–2011
Priscilla P. Soucek

A Century of Installations: A Photo Essay
Rebecca Meriwether Lindsey

The New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia
Navina Najat Haidar

Art of the Early Caliphates (7th to 10th Centuries)
Essay by Maryam D. Ekhtiar
Cats. 1–29

Art of Spain, North Africa, and the Western Mediterranean
Essay by Olga Bush
Cats. 30–51

Art of the Eastern Islamic Lands (9th to 14th Centuries)
Essay by Priscilla P. Soucek
Cats. 52–89

Art of Egypt and Syria (10th to 16th Centuries)
Essay by Stefano Carboni
Cats. 90–116

Art of Iran and Central Asia (15th to 19th Centuries)
Essay by Sheila R. Canby
Cats. 117–199

Art of the Ottoman Court
Essay by Walter B. Denny
Cats. 200–238

Art of South Asia (14th to 19th Centuries)
Essay by Navina Najat Haidar
Cats. 239–289

Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Met Art in Publication

Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an", Ink on parchment — Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"
late 8th–early 9th century

Qur'an Manuscript, Main support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment; Binding: leather; tooled — Qur'an Manuscript
late 9th–early 10th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment — Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
9th century

Throne Leg in the Shape of a Griffin, Bronze; cast around a ceramic core and chased — Throne Leg in the Shape of a Griffin
late 7th–early 8th century

Ewer with a Feline-Shaped Handle, Bronze; cast, chased, and inlaid with copper — Ewer with a Feline-Shaped Handle
7th century

Plate Depicting a Female Figure Riding a Fantastic Winged Beast, Silver; gilded, chased, and engraved, with applied elements — Plate Depicting a Female Figure Riding a Fantastic Winged Beast
probably 8th century

Ewer with a Cock-Shaped Spout, Bronze; cast and pierced — Ewer with a Cock-Shaped Spout
8th–early 9th century

Dinar, Gold — Dinar
dated 79 AH/698–99 CE

Dirham, Silver — Dirham
dated 93 AH/711–12 CE

Bowl Emulating Chinese Stoneware, Earthenware; painted in blue on opaque white glaze — Bowl Emulating Chinese Stoneware
9th century

Three-Color Luster Bowl with a Checkerboard Pattern, Earthenware; polychrome luster-painted on opaque white glaze — Three-Color Luster Bowl with a Checkerboard Pattern
9th century

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

Bottle, Glass, bluish; blown, applied blue decoration — Bottle
7th–early 8th century

Animal Flask, Glass, amber-colored; blown, applied decoration — Animal Flask
late 7th–8th century

Animal flask, Glass, yellowish and pinkish; blown, applied decoration — Animal flask
late 7th–8th century

Glass Bowl in Millefiori Technique, Glass, green, opaque yellow, and opaque red mosaic; fused, slumped, ground, and polished, applied foot — Glass Bowl in Millefiori Technique
9th century

Goblet with Incised Designs, Glass, bluish green; blown, applied solid stem and blown foot, scratch-engraved — Goblet with Incised Designs
8th–9th century

Cut-Glass Cup, Glass, colorless with a green tinge; blown, cut — Cut-Glass Cup
8th–9th century

Beaker with Relief-cut Decoration, Glass, colorless; blown, cut — Beaker with Relief-cut Decoration
9th–10th century

Bottle with Impressed Decorations, Glass, greenish yellow; blown in two parts, impressed with tongs, applied blue rim — Bottle with Impressed Decorations
10th–11th century

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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), and Maryam Ekhtiar, eds. 2011. Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York : New Haven [Conn.]: Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Distributed by Yale University Press.