Lustre glass cup, Egypt, 1000-1200.
Storage jar with blue and black decoration including schematic calligraphy, Egypt or Syria, 14th century.
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The Khalili Collections Islamic Art | Two traditions determine the make-up of most private collections today. One is that of the connoisseur...
Mamluk silk made into a chasuble, Egypt or Syria, 1450-1500.
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Lamp made for the tomb of the Mamluk sultan Baybars II in Cairo, Egypt or Syria, 1309-10.
Glass lamp with three falconers painted in enamel, Egypt or Syria, around 1250.
Lamp made for a madrasah founded by the Mamluk official Aqbugha, Egypt or Syria, about 1340.
Carpet fragment, wool knotted pile on wool foundation, angular medallion design on red ground, probably Cairo, Mamluk Egypt, 1468-96
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Lamp made for the Mamluk official Qijlis, Egypt or Syria, ca. 1320-1330.
Lamp with inscriptions naming the Mamluk official Kafur al-Rumi, Egypt, 1342-5.
Minbar (Islamic pulpit) made for Sultan Qa'itbay, Cairo, Egypt, 1468-1496
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The Khalili Collections Islamic Art | Two traditions determine the make-up of most private collections today. One is that of the connoisseur...
Detached binding, Front cover, Egypt, 15th century.
Lustre bowl with a harpy, made in Syria or Egypt, 1200-1250.
Covered jug or tankard, fritware, painted in underglaze blue, Turkey (Kütahya), 1715-40.
Shallow dish with two large flowers flanking four long thin stems with buds or flowers, Turkey (probably Iznik), ca. 1545-1550.
Roundel, plaster, carved in the form of a stylized vine leaf; Iraq (Samarra), 9th century.
Lustre bowl, Syria (Ar-Raqqah), 1150-1200.
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Painting, lady under banana tree with maid and peacock, opaque watercolour on paper, Guler, ca. 1780-1790
Let’s combine math and art to create a beautiful geometric art lesson inspired by Islamic art. We’ll be learning about symmetry and creating pictures that include squares, triangles, and repeating patterns. Islamic geometric art lesson for children See how to use this Islamic geometric art lesson to learn about Islamic art and […]
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Nur Sobers-Khan is a curator and cultural heritage professional with expertise in Islamic art and manuscript collections from the Middle East and South Asia. She is currently the director of the Aga Khan Documentation Center, a research centre and archive for the study of art, visual culture, architecture and urbanism in Muslim societies. Previously, she was the Lead Curator for South Asia collections at the British Library, with a curatorial specialisation in Islamic South Asia. Nur has led c
Circular ivory box with wooden lid and gilded metal mounts; Syria or Egypt, 8th-9th centuries, though the lid and mounts are of a much later date.
