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Leaf from a Qur'an Manuscript, Non-illustrated manuscript, folio from, 1307-1308; Ilkhanid
Ahmad ibn al-Suhrawardi al-Bakri, Calligrapher
Attributed to Baghdad, Iraq
Ink, colors, and gold on paper; H. 20 3/16 in. (51.3 cm) W. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Rogers Fund, 1955 (55.44)

 

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Nur al-Din Room, Period room, dated 1119 A.H. / A.D. 1707; Ottoman
Attributed to Damascus, Syria
Wood, marble, stucco, glass, mother-of-pearl, ceramics, tile, stone, iron, colors, gold; H. 22 ft. 1/2 in. x 16 ft. 8 1/2 in. (671.6 x 509.2 cm), D. from inside front entrance to back wall 26 ft. 4 3/4 in. (804.2 cm)
Gift of The Hagop Kevorkian Fund, 1970 (1970.170)

 

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Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna)), Manuscript, illustrated, detached folio from, ca. 1590–95; Mughal
Attributed to India
Ink and colors on paper; 11 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (28.9 x 20 cm)
Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1928 (28.63.1)

 

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Mango-shaped flask, mid-17th century; Mughal
Attributed to India
Rock crystal set with gold, enamel, rubies, and emeralds; H. 2 1/2 in. (6.5 cm)
Purchase, Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, 1993 (1993.18)

 

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Brazier, second half of the 13th century; Mamluk
Rasulid; Attributed to Egypt
Cast bronze inlaid with silver; H. 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm), W. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm), Diam. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm)
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 (91.1.540)

 

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Bottle, late 13th century; Mamluk
Attributed to Probably Syria
Free blown, tooled, enameled, and gilded glass; H. 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm), diam 36-5/8 in. (93 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1941 (41.150)

 

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Two Lovers, Single Work, 1630; Safavid
Riza `Abbasi
Iranian; Attributed to Iran
Tempera and gilt paint on paper; 7 1/8 x 4 11/16 in. (18.1 x 11.9 cm)
Purchase, Francis M. Weld Gift, 1950 (50.164)

 

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Qur'an stand, 1360
Islamic; Attributed to Iran
Carved and inlaid wood; 16 1/8 x 51 1/4 in. (41 x 130.2 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Rogers Fund, 1910 (10.218)

 

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Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Manuscript, illustrated, detached folio from, ca. 1520–22; Safavid
Sultan Muhammad, Artist (attributed to)
Iranian; Attributed to Iran
Opaque colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper; Painting: 10 13/16 x 9 1/16 in. (27.4 x 23 cm); Entire Page: 18 1/2 x 12 5/8 in. (47 x 32 cm)
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970 (1970.301.2)

 

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Shahnama (The Book of Kings), Illustrated manuscript, folio from, 1330s; Ilkhanid
Firdausi, Author
Islamic; Attributed to Tabriz, Iran
Ink and colors on paper; Folio: 16 x 6 5/16 in. (40.6 x 16 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1933 (33.70)

 

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Mid 19th century; Persian, Qajar Dynasty; Papier-mâché; 20 x 13.2 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.); Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mrs. Charles C. Andrews; 1991.5

The Safavid 17th-century tradition for luxury objects in painted lacquer was continued under the Persian Qajars. This technique, employing an undercoat of gesso and a lacquer varnish, produced richly decorated pieces of great charm. This mirror case depicts a nightingale on a rosebush amid hyacinths, primroses, and other blossoms. As in Persian poetry, the bird symbolizes the lover, while the rose his beloved. A Persian sensibility is here integrated with an interest in European botanical studies.

 

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Woman with a Mirror
1619; Riza-i 'Abbasi (Persian, active 1587-1635); Safavid Dynasty; Opaque watercolor on paper; 24.1 x 12 cm (9 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.); Gift of Mrs. Edsel B. Ford; 44.274

When the Safavid ruler Shah 'Abbas I (1587-1629) moved the capital of Persia to Isfahan in 1589, Riza-i 'Abbasi was his most influential court painter. Riza created a style which relied on a calligraphic line and an original sense of color. His album pages reflect the shah's and the public's taste for intimate works. They mirror the luxurious taste of the Safavid court with its fondness for elaborate textiles, Chinese porcelain, and exotic garments.

It is said that even the great Shah 'Abbas was so overcome by the beauty of a portrait by Riza that he bowed and kissed the hand of his court painter.

 

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Qur'an Manuscript
ca. 1425-50; Persian, Timurid Dynasty; Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; 44.5 x 38.1 cm (17 1/2 x 15 in.); City of Detroit Purchase; 30.323

The Timurids ruled most of Iran and Central Asia for much of the 15th century. As patrons of the arts they established kitabkhanas (royal library-workshops) in Samarkand and Herat producing luxurious Qur'ans (the holy book of Islam) as declarations of their piety. These Qur'ans, of imposing size, were written in a variety of monumental cursive scripts and illuminated with a rich repetoire of ornamental motifs. This delicacy and intricacy of expression achieved by the royal Timurid style dazzles the eye on this sumptuous object

 

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Container in the form of an animal
Probably Iran, tenth century
Glass, free-blown, with applied decoration
3 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 4 3/8 in. (9.7 x 5.7 x 11.1 cm)

 

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Bottle
Egypt, late tenth to early eleventh century
Rock crystal, carved
2 1/4 in. x 13/16 in. (5.7 X 2.0 cm)

 

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Flask
Eastern Mediterranean, eleventh century
Glass, free-blown, marvered and combed
3 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (9.3 x 5.4 cm)

 

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Cosmetic container
Eastern Mediterranean, eighth to ninth century
Glass, free-blown, tooled, with applied decoration
5 1/16 x 3 7/16 x 3 1/16 in.
(12.8 x 8.7 x 7.8 cm)

 

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Bowl with epigraphic and vegetal decoration
Northeastern Iran or Transoxiana, tenth century
Earthenware with white slip covering and decoration in pigments under a transparent glaze
3 1/8 x 8 7/8 in. (8.1 x 22.5 cm)

 

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figure 10 Ewer
Greater Iran (Afghanistan), tenth century
Bronze, engraved decoration
10 x 4 in. (25.4 x 10.2 cm)

 

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Pierced globe (brass: inlaid with silver, circa 1270) was made for Badr al-Din Baysari, one of the important Syrian amirs in the early Mamluk period.