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Qur'an of Ibrahim Sultan

Author: Ibrahim Sultan (Iranian, 1394–1435 Shiraz)

Date: dated 830 AH/1427 CE

Publication Date: dated 830 AH/1427 CE

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, probably Shiraz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Afrasiyab on the Iranian Throne", Folio 105r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: ca. 1525–30

Publication Date: ca. 1525–30

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Velvet with Figural Imagery

Date: mid-16th century

Publication Date: mid-16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Box

Date: 19th century

Publication Date: 19th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Zal Consults the Magi", Folio 73v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: ca. 1530–35

Publication Date: ca. 1530–35

Publication Place: Made in Iran, Tabriz - Sultan Muhammad (Iranian, active first half 16th century)

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Jar

Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Place: Found Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Pilaster with a Pattern of Leaves

Date: 3rd–12th century

Publication Date: 3rd–12th century

Publication Place: Found Egypt, Thebes

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"A Bathhouse Keeper is Consumed by Passion for his Beloved", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Author: Amir Khusrau Dihlavi (Indian, Patiyali, 1253–1325 Delhi)

Date: 1597–98

Publication Date: 1597–98

Publication Place: Made in present-day Pakistan, Lahore

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Blue-Ground Dish with Floral Design

Date: ca. 1560

Publication Date: ca. 1560

Publication Place: Made in Turkey, Iznik

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bowl

Date: 9th century

Publication Date: 9th century

Publication Place: From Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Ceramic Fragment

Date: 8th–12th century

Publication Date: 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bead

Date: 8th–13th century

Publication Date: 8th–13th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Author: Farid al-Din `Attar (Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur)

Date: dated 892 AH/1486 CE

Publication Date: dated 892 AH/1486 CE

Publication Place: Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Women's Mashla Summer Cloak

Date: late 19th–early 20th century

Publication Date: late 19th–early 20th century

Publication Place: Made in Syria, probably Aleppo or Damascus

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Date: 14th century

Publication Date: 14th century

Publication Place: Made in probably Syria

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Tusk Fragment with the Ascension

Date: 720–970 Radiocarbon date, 95% probability

Publication Date: 720–970 Radiocarbon date, 95% probability

Publication Place: Attributed to Egypt or Palestine

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Spindle Whorl

Date: 8th–10th century

Publication Date: 8th–10th century

Publication Place: From Egypt

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Imitation Bichrome Luster Bowl

Date: 9th century

Publication Date: 9th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Author: Nizami (present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja)

Date: ca. 1430

Publication Date: ca. 1430

Publication Place: Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Richly Decorated Tunic

Date: 660–870 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)

Publication Date: 660–870 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)

Publication Place: Said to be from Egypt, Tuna al-Gebel

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fragment of a Bowl

Date: 14th century

Publication Date: 14th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Egypt or Syria

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Coin

Date: dated 204 AH/820 CE

Publication Date: dated 204 AH/820 CE

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Illuminated Leaf

Date: 16th century

Publication Date: 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A Syce (Groom) Holding Two Carriage Horses

Author: attributed to Shaikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya (active 1830s–40s)

Date: ca. 1845

Publication Date: ca. 1845

Publication Place: Made in India, Calcutta

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bottle

Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Place: Probably from Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Coin

Date: late 11th–early 13th century

Publication Date: late 11th–early 13th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Coin

Date: 560–628

Publication Date: 560–628

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Rest for a Spit

Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Nishapur. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Ceramic Fragment

Date: 8th–12th century

Publication Date: 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fragment of a Sleeve

Date: 4th century

Publication Date: 4th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Egypt

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Gujarat, probably based on an Egyptian original

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bowl with Persian Inscription

Date: dated 779 AH/1377 CE

Publication Date: dated 779 AH/1377 CE

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fragment of a Bowl

Date: 13th century

Publication Date: 13th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Rayy

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fragment of a Sleeve

Date: 5th–6th century

Publication Date: 5th–6th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Egypt

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fragment of a Bowl or Cup

Date: 13th–16th century

Publication Date: 13th–16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Egypt

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fragment of a Bowl

Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Necklace

Date: 18th–19th century

Publication Date: 18th–19th century

Publication Place: Attributed to probably Central India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Ring

Date: 9th–11th century

Publication Date: 9th–11th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Ewer

Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Tile with Niche Design

Date: dated 712 AH/1312–13 CE

Publication Date: dated 712 AH/1312–13 CE

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Sultanabad

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Ewer with Pomegranate-shaped Thumb Rests

Date: 11th–12th century

Publication Date: 11th–12th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Story of the Princess of the Blue Pavillion: The Youth of Rum Is Entertained in a Garden by a Fairy and her Maidens", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Author: Amir Khusrau Dihlavi (Indian, Patiyali, 1253–1325 Delhi)

Date: 1597–98

Publication Date: 1597–98

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Plate Depicting a Flowering Bush in Two-Toned Luster

Date: 9th century

Publication Date: 9th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iraq, probably Basra

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Lampas Fragment and Case

Date: 11th–12th century

Publication Date: 11th–12th century

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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

Author: Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (Iranian, active 1340s)

Date: dated 741 AH/1340–41 CE

Publication Date: dated 741 AH/1340–41 CE

Publication Place: Made in Iran, Isfahan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Seven-Stranded Necklace (Satlari)

Date: 18th century

Publication Date: 18th century

Publication Place: Made in India, Hyderabad

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fragment of a Bowl

Date: 14th–15th century

Publication Date: 14th–15th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Egypt

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Spindle Whorl

Date: 8th–10th century

Publication Date: 8th–10th century

Publication Place: Attributed to probably Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Long Temple Pendant, One of a Pair

Date: late 19th–early 20th century

Publication Date: late 19th–early 20th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Central Asia or Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Hilt of a Sword

Date: dated A.H.1044/1634–35 CE

Publication Date: dated A.H.1044/1634–35 CE

Publication Place: (none assigned) India, Bijapur, Deccan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Anglo-Indian man in a European frock coat and vest, set in an oval frame

Date: ca. 1800–10

Publication Date: ca. 1800–10

Publication Place: Made in Northern India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Knife with an Ivory Handle and Qur'anic Inscriptions

Date: early 19th century

Publication Date: early 19th century

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Pen Box

Date: early 19th century

Publication Date: early 19th century

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Coin

Date: 5th–14th century

Publication Date: 5th–14th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bookbinding

Date: first half 14th century

Publication Date: first half 14th century

Publication Place: Made in Egypt or Syria

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fragment of an Ewer

Date: 8th century

Publication Date: 8th century

Publication Place: From Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Ornament

Date: late 19th–early 20th century

Publication Date: late 19th–early 20th century

Publication Place: Attributed to probably Tunesia or Turkey

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Panel

Date: 13th–14th century

Publication Date: 13th–14th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Egypt, Cairo

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Kohl Flask

Date: probably 10th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 10th–12th century

Publication Place: Made in Iran or Central Asia

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bowl

Date: first half 14th century

Publication Date: first half 14th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Syria

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Banner

Date: dated 1235 AH/1819–20 CE

Publication Date: dated 1235 AH/1819–20 CE

Publication Place: Attributed to Turkey, probably Istanbul

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Vase

Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. Attributed to Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Ceramic Fragment

Date: 8th–9th century

Publication Date: 8th–9th century

Publication Place: Found/excavated Iraq, Ctesiphon

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bound Manuscript of Hadith with Persian Translations by Jami

Author: Shah Mahmud Nishapuri (iranian, ca. 1486–1565)

Date: Manuscript dated 935 AH/1528 CE; binding ca. 1575–1600

Publication Date: Manuscript dated 935 AH/1528 CE; binding ca. 1575–1600

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fragment of a Bowl

Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Shahsevan Small Bag

Date: ca. 1870

Publication Date: ca. 1870

Publication Place: Made in Northwest Iran, Shahsevan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Ucetek Entari

Date: 19th century

Publication Date: 19th century

Publication Place: Made in Turkey

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Wedding ensemble

Date: 1890–1910

Publication Date: 1890–1910

Publication Place: Made in Albania

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Sonnet from a Lover to the Beloved", Folio from a Manuscript of Poetry

Date: early 16th century

Publication Date: early 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fragment of a Jar

Date: 9th century

Publication Date: 9th century

Publication Place: Found Iraq, Basra

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Coin

Date: dated 37? AH/98? CE

Publication Date: dated 37? AH/98? CE

Publication Place: From Iran, Nishapur. Minted in Jurjan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stone Oil Lamp

Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Place: Probably from Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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gold dinar

Date: 11th–13th century

Publication Date: 11th–13th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Spain

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Glass Fragment

Date: 6th–7th century

Publication Date: 6th–7th century

Publication Place: Found/excavated Iraq, Ctesiphon

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Parent Bird Blinds the Prince in Revenge for the Death of her Young One", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Gujarat, probably based on an Egyptian original

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fragment of a Sleeve

Date: 3rd–4th century

Publication Date: 3rd–4th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Egypt

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Stucco Fragment

Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Date: probably 8th–12th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bowl

Date: 17th–18th century

Publication Date: 17th–18th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Alexander Executes Janusiyar and Mahiyar, the Slayers of Darius", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: dated 887 AH/1482 CE

Publication Date: dated 887 AH/1482 CE

Publication Place: Made in Iran, Shiraz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Model of a House

Date: 12th–early 13th century

Publication Date: 12th–early 13th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Button or Bead or Spindle Whorl

Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Place: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Coin

Date: 970–97

Publication Date: 970–97

Publication Place: From Iran, Nishapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fragment of a Bowl

Date: late 11th–12th century

Publication Date: late 11th–12th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Syria

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Other

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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