Islam


Mosques and Islamic Architecture



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Glazed ceramic pitcher with palm-leaf design.          
Abbasid, from Susa, Iran, 8th-9th                      
Inv. MAO.S.383
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Glazed ceramic pitcher with palm-leaf design. Abbasid, from Susa, Iran...

Jade bowl with floral design and Arabic inscription.   
From Iran or Central Asia, Timurid period, 1450-1500.  
H:6,55 cm, 14,5 cm across. See also 02-01-02/21-24     
Inv.MR 199
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Jade bowl with floral design and Arabic inscription. From Iran or Central Asi...

Dish with decanter design and Kufic inscription,       
from Nishapur or Samarkand.                            
43,5 cm across.                                        
Inv. MAO 95
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Dish with decanter design and Kufic inscription, from Nishapur or Samarka...

Ivory pyxis of Prince al-Mughira, son of calif Abd-al-Rahman III. Lions attacking sheep.
From the Madinat al-Zahra, Cordoba,Spain, 986 CE
H: 17,6 cm
Inv. 4068
See also details 02-01-02/7,8,9.
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Ivory pyxis of Prince al-Mughira, son of calif Abd-al-Rahman III. Lions attackin...

Ivory pyxis of Prince al-Mughira, son of calif Abd-al-Rahman III. Lions attacking sheep.
From the Madinat al-Zahra, Cordoba,Spain, 986 CE
H: 17,6 cm
Inv. 4068
See also details 02-01-02/6,8,9.
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Ivory pyxis of Prince al-Mughira, son of calif Abd-al-Rahman III. Lions attackin...

Ivory pyxis of Prince al-Mughira, son of calif Abd-al-Rahman III. Lions attacking sheep.
From the Madinat al-Zahra, Cordoba,Spain, 986 CE
H: 17,6 cm
Inv. 4068
See also details 02-01-02/6,7,9.
#020102 8

Ivory pyxis of Prince al-Mughira, son of calif Abd-al-Rahman III. Lions attackin...

Ivory pyxis of Prince al-Mughira,top-view with lions.
from the Madinat al-Zahra, Cordoba, Spain, 986 CE
H: 17,6 cm
Inv. 4068
See also 02-01-02/6,7,8.
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Ivory pyxis of Prince al-Mughira,top-view with lions. from the Madinat al-Zahra...

Turkish ornamental tiles from Kashan or Danghan.       
Assorted.                                              
78,5 x 49,5 cm                                         
A.O. 6319
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Turkish ornamental tiles from Kashan or Danghan. Assorted....

Peacock-shaped aquamanile, from Spain or Sicily.       
Inv. 829
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Peacock-shaped aquamanile, from Spain or Sicily. Inv. 829

Peacock-shaped aquamanile, from Spain or Sicily.       
Inv. 829
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Peacock-shaped aquamanile, from Spain or Sicily. Inv. 829

Ivory box with iron locks, floral ornaments            
and Kufic inscription.
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Ivory box with iron locks, floral ornaments and Kufic inscription.

Ivory box with iron locks, floral ornaments            
and Kufic inscription. Top-view
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Ivory box with iron locks, floral ornaments and Kufic inscription. T...