Following the Stars: Images of the Zodiac in Islamic Art

Following the Stars: Images of the Zodiac in Islamic Art

Carboni, Stefano

1997

48 pages

45 illustrations

8.5 x 11 in

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Stefano Carboni

Met Art in Publication

Tray with Sun Symbol, Brass; cast, chased, engraved, inlaid with silver and gold — Tray with Sun Symbol
14th century

Candlestick, Brass; inlaid with silver, gold, and black compound — Candlestick
late 13th–first half 14th century

Basin with Zodiac Signs and Royal Titles, Brass; engraved and inlaid with silver and black compound — Basin with Zodiac Signs and Royal Titles
late 13th–early 14th century

Tray Made for the Rasulid Sultan al-Mu'ayyad Da'ud ibn Yusuf, Brass; engraved and inlaid with silver and black compound — Tray Made for the Rasulid Sultan al-Mu'ayyad Da'ud ibn Yusuf
early 14th century

Ewer Base with Zodiac Medallions, Brass; engraved, inlaid with silver and copper — Ewer Base with Zodiac Medallions
first half 13th century

Pen Box, Brass; engraved, incised, and inlaid with silver — Pen Box
13th century

Bowl with Courtly and Astrological Motifs, Stonepaste; polychrome inglaze and overglaze painted and gilded on opaque monochrome glaze (mina'i) — Bowl with Courtly and Astrological Motifs
late 12th–early 13th century

Mortar and Pestle made for Abu Bakr 'Ali Malikzad al-Tabrizi, Bronze; inlaid with silver and black compound — Mortar and Pestle made for Abu Bakr 'Ali Malikzad al-Tabrizi
late 12th–early 13th century

Ewer, Brass; raised, repoussé, inlaid with silver and a black compound — Ewer
ca. 1180–1210

Group of Zodiac Coins--Aries, Leo, Pisces, Taurus, Capricorn, Silver — Group of Zodiac Coins--Aries, Leo, Pisces, Taurus, Capricorn
dated 1027 AH/1617–18 CE

Coin, Gold — Coin
dated 1028 AH/1619 CE

Coin with Gemini Zodiac Sign, Silver — Coin with Gemini Zodiac Sign
dated 1027 AH/1618 CE

Coin with Sign of Cancer, Silver — Coin with Sign of Cancer
1032 AH?/1622–23 CE

Coin with Sign of Libra, Gold — Coin with Sign of Libra
dated 1034 AH/1625 CE

Coin, Gold — Coin
dated 1031 AH/1621–22 CE

Coin, Gold — Coin
dated 1028 AH/1619 CE

Coin with Sign of Leo, Gold — Coin with Sign of Leo
dated 1033 AH/1624 CE

Coin, Silver — Coin
dated 1030 AH/1621 CE

Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi, Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi
Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi
dated 741 AH/1340–41 CE

Inkwell with Zodiac Signs, Brass; cast, inlaid with silver, copper, and black compound — Inkwell with Zodiac Signs
early 13th century

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