48 Ghurid Qur’an of 584/1189, sūra 113, the penultimate...

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TitleGhurid Qur’an of 584/1189, sūra 113, the penultimate chapter of the Qur’an

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureGhurid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1189

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsUnknown

DimensionsUnknown

LocationIran Bastan Museum, Tehran

Accession numbermanuscript no. 3507, fol. 194b

SubjectsIslamic illumination of books and manuscripts

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Qur'an page

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator roleAuthor/Writer

Creation dateAD 800–900

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsInk, color and gold on parchment

DimensionsOverall: 9 3/8 x 13 1/4 in. (23.9 x 33.6 cm)

LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

https://www.freersackler.si.edu/object/F1930.60/

Accession numberF1930.60

Qur'an page

The Wedding of Humay and Humayun

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureJalayirid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1396

Object typePainting

Dimensions12 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (32 x 19 cm)

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_18113&index=0

Accession numberMS. Add. 18113, f. 45v

The Wedding of Humay and Humayun

Description: Timur Granting an Audience at Balkh on the Occasion of his Accession to Power in...

Timur Granting an Audience at Balkh on the Occasion of his Accession to Power in 1370, from a dispersed "Ẓafarnāma," Shiraz

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1436

Object typeBook/Manuscript

DimensionsEach page 13 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (35 x 24.5 cm)

LocationSackler Gallery, Washington, D.C.

http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_S1986.133.1 and http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=22095

Accession numberS1986.133.1; S1986.133.2

Timur Granting an Audience at Balkh on...

Timur Granting an Audience at Balkh on the Occasion of his Accession to Power in 1370, from a dispersed "Ẓafarnāma," Shiraz

Description: Illuminated diagram of rule from a "Naṣā'iḥ-i...

Illuminated diagram of rule from a "Naṣā'iḥ-i Iskandar" (Counsels of Alexander)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 29

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation date1425

Object typeIllustration

MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper

Dimensions19.6 x 10.5 cm, folio

LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin

Accession numberAr.4183, fol. 12a

Illuminated diagram of rule from a...

Illuminated diagram of rule from a "Naṣā'iḥ-i Iskandar" (Counsels of Alexander)

Model of a house on a platform

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date100 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions13 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (35.2 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440

Accession number1991.479

Model of a house on a platform

Demon in Chains, Transoxiana

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1400–1430

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

DimensionsImage: 10 1/16 x 13 1/2 in. (25.4 x 33.7 cm); Overall: 10 5/8 x 13 13/16 in. (27 x 35.2 cm)

LocationCleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1982.63

Accession number1982.63

Demon in Chains, Transoxiana

Mahmud of Ghazni receiving Indian elephants as tribute

Posted by:John Carlson

May 30

Creator nationality/culturePersian

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1425

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsInk and watercolor with touches of gold metallic paint on paper

Dimensions43 x 33.7 cm

LocationWorcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts

https://worcester.emuseum.com/objects/11449/an-indian-embassy-before-sultan-mahmud-of-ghanzna-from-the

Accession number1935.2

Mahmud of Ghazni receiving Indian...

Mahmud of Ghazni receiving Indian elephants as tribute

Description: Rustam Sleeping While Rakhsh Fights the Lion, detached from an unfinished copy of...

Rustam Sleeping While Rakhsh Fights the Lion, detached from an unfinished copy of the Shāhnāma

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1515–1522

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsPaper

Dimensions12 1/2 x 31 3/4 in. (31.8 x 20.8 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=231523&partId=1&searchText=rustam&page=1

Accession number1948,1211,0.23, f. 6v

Rustam Sleeping While Rakhsh Fights the...

Rustam Sleeping While Rakhsh Fights the Lion, detached from an unfinished copy of the Shāhnāma

Pastoral Scene, from Sultan Ahmad Jalayir, Dīwān, Baghdad

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureJalayirid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1403

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsInk, color, and gold on paper

Dimensions11 5/8 x 8 1/16 in. (29.5 x 20.4 cm)

LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_F1932.30

Accession numberF1932.30

Pastoral Scene, from Sultan Ahmad...

Pastoral Scene, from Sultan Ahmad Jalayir, Dīwān, Baghdad

Illuminated sarlawḥ (first in a double-page) containing the names of God

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 29

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1566

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque pigment, gold, and paper

Dimensions28.3 x 16.3 c,, inset

LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

Accession numberH.2161, fol. 94b

Illuminated sarlawḥ (first in a...

Illuminated sarlawḥ (first in a double-page) containing the names of God

The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1314-1315

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsInk, colors, silver, and gold on paper

Dimensions43.5 x 30 cm (17 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.)

LocationUniversity Library, Edinburgh

https://images.is.ed.ac.uk/luna/servlet/detail/UoEsha~4~4~60636~102844:World-History,-f-42r

Accession numberOr.Ms 20, f. 42r

The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad

Illuminated shamsa with corner pieces

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 29

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1566

Object typePainting

MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper

Dimensions26.2 x 16.8 cm, inset

LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

Accession numberH.2161, fol. 94b

Illuminated shamsa with corner pieces

Majnun Eavesdrops on Layla's Camp

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1556–1565

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsOpaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper

Dimensions13 7/16 x 9 1/8 in. (34.2 x 23.2 cm)

LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=40022

Accession numberF1946.12.253

Majnun Eavesdrops on Layla's Camp

Model of a circular ceremonial center

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–800

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsCeramic and pigment

Dimensions13 x 18 1/2 in. (33 x 47 cm )

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/75238

Accession number1989.639

Model of a circular ceremonial center

The Tomb of the Prophet in Medina, from a Collection of Prayers, Morocco

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMoroccan

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1500–1600

Object typeBook/Manuscript

DimensionsEach page 5 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (13.5 x 13.8 cm)

LocationMuseum of Islamic Art, Berlin

The Tomb of the Prophet in Medina, from...

The Tomb of the Prophet in Medina, from a Collection of Prayers, Morocco

Description: Faridun Enthroned from Hafiz-i Abru, "Majm'a-al-tawārikh,"...

Faridun Enthroned from Hafiz-i Abru, "Majm'a-al-tawārikh," Herat

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1425

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey

Accession numberTSMK H. 1653, f. 21v

Faridun Enthroned from Hafiz-i Abru,...

Faridun Enthroned from Hafiz-i Abru, "Majm'a-al-tawārikh," Herat

Description: Bahram Gur and the Princess in the Black Pavilionv, from Hatifi, Haft Manẓar,...

Bahram Gur and the Princess in the Black Pavilionv, from Hatifi, Haft Manẓar, Bukhara

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureUzbek

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1538

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsOpaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper

Dimensions10 5/16 x 6 5/8 in. (26.2 x 16.8 x 2.6 cm)

LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_F1956.14

Accession numberF1956.14, f. 22

Bahram Gur and the Princess in the Black...

Bahram Gur and the Princess in the Black Pavilionv, from Hatifi, Haft Manẓar, Bukhara

Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 29

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleCalligrapher

Object typeCalligraphy

MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper

Dimensions50.5 x 38.3 cm, folio

LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

Accession numberH.2310, fol. 15b

Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy

Amr Disguised as a Doctor Treating Sorcerers in a Courtyard from the Hamzanāma

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1557–1572

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on cotton, mounted on paper

Dimensions26 3/8 x 20 1/8 in. (67 x 51 cm)

LocationBrooklyn Museum of Art, New York

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/23165

Accession number24.49

Amr Disguised as a Doctor Treating...

Amr Disguised as a Doctor Treating Sorcerers in a Courtyard from the Hamzanāma

Colophon of a Ghurid Qur’an, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

May 30

Creator nationality/cultureGhurid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1189

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationIran Bastan Museum, Tehran

Accession numbermanuscript no. 3507, fol. 198a

Colophon of a Ghurid Qur’an,...

Colophon of a Ghurid Qur’an, detail

Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 545-547AD

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy

Justinian and his retinue, including...

Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian

Page from a 30-volume manuscript of the Koran, Baghdad

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleCalligrapher

Creation date1306–1313

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey

Accession numberTSMK E.H. 234, f. 10r

Page from a 30-volume manuscript of the...

Page from a 30-volume manuscript of the Koran, Baghdad

Description: Bahram Gur in the Peasant's House, from the Second Small Shāhnāma,...

Bahram Gur in the Peasant's House, from the Second Small Shāhnāma, north-west Iran

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1300–1330

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsInk, opaque watercolors, gold on paper

Dimensions6 5/16 x 5 11/16 in. (16 x 14.5 cm)

LocationBrooklyn Museum, New York

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/46202

Accession number36.239

Bahram Gur in the Peasant's House, from...

Bahram Gur in the Peasant's House, from the Second Small Shāhnāma, north-west Iran

Mahmud ibn Sebuktegin donning a robe of honor from Caliph al-Qadir Bi’llah

Posted by:John Carlson

May 30

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1315

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationEdinburgh University Library

Accession numberOr. Ms. 20, fol. 121r

Mahmud ibn Sebuktegin donning a robe of...

Mahmud ibn Sebuktegin donning a robe of honor from Caliph al-Qadir Bi’llah

Double-page illumination from a Qur'an copied in naskh

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 29

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleCalligrapher

Creation date1338

Object typeCalligraphy

MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper

Dimensions32.4 x 24.8 cm, folio

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/bound-section-of-a-quran-29029

Accession number29.58, fols. 1b–2a

Double-page illumination from a Qur'an...

Double-page illumination from a Qur'an copied in naskh

Dancing shamans

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationTopkapi Serail Library, Istanbul

Accession numberHazine 2143

Dancing shamans

Storyteller figure

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureJalisco

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–800

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/73795

Accession number1989.83

Storyteller figure

The Bier of Alexander, from the Great Mongol Shāhnāma, north-west Iran

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1328–1336

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions22 11/16 x 15 5/8 in. (57.6 x 39.7 cm)

LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_F1938.3

Accession numberF1938.3

The Bier of Alexander, from the Great...

The Bier of Alexander, from the Great Mongol Shāhnāma, north-west Iran

Bahram Gur killing a Wolf from the Great Mongol Shāhnāma, north-west Iran

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1328–1336

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsInk, colors, gold, silver on paper

Dimensions8 1/4 x 11 3/8 in. (21 x 29 cm)

LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/169542?position=2

Accession number1960.19

Bahram Gur killing a Wolf from the Great...

Bahram Gur killing a Wolf from the Great Mongol Shāhnāma, north-west Iran

Page from a dismembered manuscript of the Koran, Khurasan or Transoxiana

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleCalligrapher

Creation datec. 1400–1425

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Dimensions69 5/8 x 39 3/4 in. (177 x 101 cm)

LocationFatema Farmanfarmaian private collection, London

Page from a dismembered manuscript of...

Page from a dismembered manuscript of the Koran, Khurasan or Transoxiana

Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy in muḥaqqaq and naskh

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 29

Creator nationality/culturePersian

Creator roleCalligrapher

Object typeCalligraphy

MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper

Dimensions50.5 x 38.3 cm, folio

LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

Accession numberH.2310, fol. 61b

Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy in...

Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy in muḥaqqaq and naskh

Description: Mahmud of Ghazna Crossing the Ganges, from Rashid al-Din, Jāmi'...

Mahmud of Ghazna Crossing the Ganges, from Rashid al-Din, Jāmi' al-tawārikh, Tabriz

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1315

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Dimensions4 3/4 x 10 in. (12 x 25 cm)

LocationUniversity Library, Edinburgh

http://images.is.ed.ac.uk/luna/servlet/detail/UoEsha~4~4~60889~102867:World-History,-f-134v-detail

Accession numberOr.Ms 20, f. 134v

Mahmud of Ghazna Crossing the Ganges,...

Mahmud of Ghazna Crossing the Ganges, from Rashid al-Din, Jāmi' al-tawārikh, Tabriz

Description: The Torment of Those Who Squander the Inheritance of Orphans, from a...

The Torment of Those Who Squander the Inheritance of Orphans, from a "Mir'ājnāma," Herat

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1436

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque nationale, Paris

http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8427195m

Accession numberMS. Supp. Turc 190, f. 61r

The Torment of Those Who Squander the...

The Torment of Those Who Squander the Inheritance of Orphans, from a "Mir'ājnāma," Herat

Rustam Fighting a Dragon from Firdawsi, Shāhnāma, Shiraz

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureInjuid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1333

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Dimensions3 7/8 x 4 3/8 in. (10 x 11.2 cm)

LocationSaltykov-Shchedrin State Public Library, St. Petersburg, Russia

http://primo.nlr.ru/07NLR_VU1:default_scope:07NLR_LMS010117481

Accession numberMS. Дорн 329, f. 45v

Rustam Fighting a Dragon from Firdawsi,...

Rustam Fighting a Dragon from Firdawsi, Shāhnāma, Shiraz

Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator name (description)Presumably Saint Dunstan

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation dateAD 930–970

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/a7ebbb6f-414f-4bb9-9399-b3ed588c15af

Accession numberMs. Auct. F.4.32, fol. 1

Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan...

Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ

Codex Tudela: Indian costumes

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 18

Creator nationality/cultureAztec

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1530–1554

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsLaid paper and natural pigments

LocationMuseo del América, Madrid

Codex Tudela: Indian costumes

A ruler serenaded by black musicians, p. 13, no. 1. Iran

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 30

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1300–1400

Object typePainting

Materialsopaque ink and gold on paper

Dimensions29.1 × 21 cm

LocationBerlin State Library

https://digital.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/werkansicht?PPN=PPN635104741&PHYSID=PHYS_0025&DMDID=DMDLOG_0025

Accession numberDiez A fol. 71

A ruler serenaded by black musicians, p....

A ruler serenaded by black musicians, p. 13, no. 1. Iran

Bahram Gur Kills the Dragon, from the First Small Shāhnāma

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1300–1350

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin

Accession numberMS. Pers. 104.61

Bahram Gur Kills the Dragon, from the...

Bahram Gur Kills the Dragon, from the First Small Shāhnāma, north-west Iran

Double frontispiece to a single-volume manuscript of the Koran, Cairo

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMamluk

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1370

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Dimensions27 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (70.5 x 49.5 cm)

LocationNational Library, Cairo

Accession numberMS. 54, ff. 1v–2r

Double frontispiece to a single-volume...

Double frontispiece to a single-volume manuscript of the Koran, Cairo

The Fox and the Drum, from "Kalila and Dimna," Herat

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1429

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Dimensions11 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (28.7 x 19.7 cm)

LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey

Accession numberTSMK R. 1022, f. 28v

The Fox and the Drum, from "Kalila and...

The Fox and the Drum, from "Kalila and Dimna," Herat

Two Gazelles from Ibn Bakhtishu, Manāfi' al ḥayawān, Maragha

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1290–1299

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Dimensions6 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (16.8 x 14.8 cm)

LocationPierpont Morgan Library, New York

https://www.themorgan.org/collection/treasures-of-islamic-manuscript-painting/19

Accession numberMS. M. 500

Two Gazelles from Ibn Bakhtishu,...

Two Gazelles from Ibn Bakhtishu, Manāfi' al ḥayawān, Maragha

Page from a 5-volume manuscript of the Koran, Tunis

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureHafsid

Creator roleCalligrapher

Creation datec. 1405

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Dimensions9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (24.2 x 15.8 cm)

LocationBibliothèque nationale, Paris

http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8442839d.r=392%20koran?rk=21459;2

Accession numberMS. Arabe 392, f. 25v

Page from a 5-volume manuscript of the...

Page from a 5-volume manuscript of the Koran, Tunis

Description: Prince Mihr Cutting off a Lion's head at one Blow from Assar, Mihr and...

Prince Mihr Cutting off a Lion's head at one Blow from Assar, Mihr and Mushtarī, Bukhara

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureUzbek

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1523

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions7 7/16 x 5 in. (18.9 x 12.7 cm)

LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_F1932.6

Accession numberF1932.6

Prince Mihr Cutting off a Lion's head at...

Prince Mihr Cutting off a Lion's head at one Blow from Assar, Mihr and Mushtarī, Bukhara

Description: A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman who is Crawling towards his...

A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman who is Crawling towards his Icon, detached from Khusraw Dihlavi, Khansa, Lahore

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1597–1598

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsInk, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Margins: Gold on dyed paper

Dimensions9 7/8 x 6 1/4 in. (25.1 x 15.9 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/446563

Accession number13.228.29

A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in...

A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman who is Crawling towards his Icon, detached from Khusraw Dihlavi, Khansa, Lahore

Description: Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring privileges on the church of S. Apollinare in...

Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring privileges on the church of S. Apollinare in Classe

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 668–685

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy

Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring...

Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring privileges on the church of S. Apollinare in Classe

Description: The Presentation of Gifts by the Safavid ambassador Shahquli to Selim II in 1567...

The Presentation of Gifts by the Safavid ambassador Shahquli to Selim II in 1567 from Loqman, Shahnāma-yi Salīm Khān, Istanbul

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureOttoman

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1581

Object typeBook/Manuscript

DimensionsField of each page 11 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. (30 x 18 cm)

LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey

Accession numberTSMK A. 3595, ff. 53–54r

The Presentation of Gifts by the Safavid...

The Presentation of Gifts by the Safavid ambassador Shahquli to Selim II in 1567 from Loqman, Shahnāma-yi Salīm Khān, Istanbul

Theodora and her retinue

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 545 AD-547AD

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy

Theodora and her retinue

Description: Tahmina Entering Rustam's Bedchamber from the Shāhnāma made for Muhammad...

Tahmina Entering Rustam's Bedchamber from the Shāhnāma made for Muhammad Juki, Herat

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1450

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationRoyal Asiatic Society, London

http://www.fihrist.org.uk/profile/manuscript/216fbd2b-3879-4303-afcf-59708d18b43f

Accession numberMS. Morley 239, f. 56r

Tahmina Entering Rustam's Bedchamber...

Tahmina Entering Rustam's Bedchamber from the Shāhnāma made for Muhammad Juki, Herat

Black couple

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationTopkapi Serail Library, Istanbul

Accession numberHazine 2153

Black couple

Laocoön

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 23

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date40–30 B.C.

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

DimensionsH: 95 1/4 in. (242 cm)

LocationVatican Museums, Rome

https://catalogo.museivaticani.va/index.php/Detail/objects/MV.1059.0.0?lang=en_US

Accession numberCat. 1059

Laocoön

The Siege of Belgrade from 'Arifi, Sulaymānnāma, Istanbul

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Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureOttoman

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1558

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey

Accession numberTSMK H. 1517, ff. 108v–109r

The Siege of Belgrade from 'Arifi,...

The Siege of Belgrade from 'Arifi, Sulaymānnāma, Istanbul

Page for an album made for Jahanghir

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Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleCalligrapher

Creation date1608–1618

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsOpaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper

Dimensions10 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (26.8 x 15.8 cm)

LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_F1954.116

Accession numberF1954.116

Page for an album made for Jahanghir

Illuminated headpiece (detail)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 29

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleCalligrapher

Object typeCalligraphy

MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper

LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

Accession numberH.2310, fol. 15b

Illuminated headpiece (detail)

Description: Kardana and the Tortoise become Friends from a dismembered Kalīla and Dimna,...

Kardana and the Tortoise become Friends from a dismembered Kalīla and Dimna, probably Tabriz

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Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1330–1370

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Dimensions8 x 7 3/4 in. (20.3 x 19.7 cm)

LocationUniversity Library, Istanbul, Turkey

Accession numberMS F. 1422, f. 19v

Kardana and the Tortoise become Friends...

Kardana and the Tortoise become Friends from a dismembered Kalīla and Dimna, probably Tabriz

Description: Youth Declaring his Love to a Lady, from Jami, Tuḥfat al-aḥrār,...

Youth Declaring his Love to a Lady, from Jami, Tuḥfat al-aḥrār, Bukhara

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Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureUzbek

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1547–1548

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin

Accession numberMS. 215, f. 63v

Youth Declaring his Love to a Lady, from...

Youth Declaring his Love to a Lady, from Jami, Tuḥfat al-aḥrār, Bukhara

Hand-washing Machine from al-Jazari, Automata, Egypt or Syria

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Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMamluk

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1315

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Dimensions12 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (31.1 x 21.6 cm)

LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_F1930.75

Accession numberF1930.75

Hand-washing Machine from al-Jazari,...

Hand-washing Machine from al-Jazari, Automata, Egypt or Syria

Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1373

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberFr. 14939, fol. 5r

Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten...

Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments

Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual

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Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date200 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

DimensionsDiameter 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/148347

Accession number1997.475

Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual

Double page from a manuscript of the Koran, Deccan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureDelhi Sultanate

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1483

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Dimensions18 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. (47.6 x 31.1 cm)

LocationArchaeological Museum, Bijapur, India

Accession numberMS 912

Double page from a manuscript of the...

Double page from a manuscript of the Koran, Deccan

Description: The Birth of the Prophet from the first volume of Mustafa Darir, Kitāb siyar-i...

The Birth of the Prophet from the first volume of Mustafa Darir, Kitāb siyar-i Nabī, Istanbul

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureOttoman

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1594

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Dimensions7 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. (18.5 x 18 cm)

LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey

Accession numberTSMK H. 1221, f. 223v

The Birth of the Prophet from the first...

The Birth of the Prophet from the first volume of Mustafa Darir, Kitāb siyar-i Nabī, Istanbul

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