Young Woman, Oman, 1917-1919
by Frederick Simpich Sr.
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Antique Suzani, Uzbekistan, 19th century
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Miniature from a copy of the Ramayana. “Sita Shies Away from Hanuman, Believing He is Ravana in Disguise” Mughal India; 1594
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Still life with fruit, Persia / Iran, Mid-19th Century. Oil on canvas
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Fritware tile panel, painted in blue, turquoise, and moss green under a transparent glaze. Turkey, Iznik; c. 1540
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Shirin Neshat, From the Series , ‘Our House is on Fire’, 2013. Digital C print and ink
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Dervish’s staff, Steel. Persia/Iran. 18th c. Used by members of the Sufi brotherhood. Staff forms calligraphic ornament that spells out Ali
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Thomas Abercrombie, Beirut, 1957
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Tabriz prayer rug from Azerbaijan, 16th-17th century
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Reciting Poetry in a Garden. Tile, Iran, prob Isfahan. 1st quarter 17th c. Stonepaste, polychrome glaze within black wax resist outlines
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Young Woman, Iran, 1901. Photograph by Antoin Sevurguin
Three horses galloping across a bare landscape. Painted in gouache on paper. Persia / Iran Mid 16th c
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Maps and Miniatures by Matrakçı Nasuh (1480 Bosnia-1564), Ottoman Polymath
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Maps and Miniatures by Matrakçı Nasuh (1480 Bosnia-1564), Ottoman Polymath
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Maps and Miniatures by Matrakçı Nasuh (1480 Bosnia-1564), Ottoman Polymath
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Peacock feather, Watercolor, Mughal India, 17th–18th century. artist unknown
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Miniature. “Four Women in a Palace Garden” , Mughal India, Bundi; mid-18th century
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Apartment Buildings in Cairo, 1859, Photographer Unknown
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Antique Persian Tabriz Carpet, probably late 19th century
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Piri Reis was a 16th century Ottoman Admiral famous for his maps & charts collected in his Kitab-ı Bahriye (Book of Navigation) early 16th C
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Piri Reis, Kitab-ı Bahriye (Book of Navigation), early 16th C
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Piri Reis, Kitab-ı Bahriye (Book of Navigation), early 16th C
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Turban cover, silk embroidery on linen. Turkey, second half 16th century
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Ustad Mansur - Chameleon, Mughal India, 17th century
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Miniature pasted on an album leaf. “Portrait of Fath Ali Shah Qajar” Persia / Iran; 1226 H / 1811 CE
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Flower Painting, artist unknown, Mughal India, ca. 1651-1750
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Dish of bidri metal, inlaid with silver and brass, Mughal India, Deccan; 2nd half of 17th century
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Door of the Mosque of Barquq, Cairo. Photograph by David Lewis
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Title page of the Acts of the Apostles, in Arabic,
Damascus, 1342
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Suzani textile, Uzbek, ca. 1875
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Bichitr - A Scribe, Mughal India, ca. 1625
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Images from an Arabic manuscript featuring schematics for water powered systems, pulleys/gearing mechanisms. 16th century
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Images from an Arabic manuscript featuring schematics for water powered systems, pulleys/gearing mechanisms. 16th and 19th century
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Antique Persian/Iranian Textile. Isfahan. Summer Prayer Rug Qajar Dynasty, probably 19th century.
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Quran - Persia / Iran, ca. 1600
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Medicinal Properties of Trees. Iran, 14th c
Folio Nuzhatnama-yi ala'i (The Excellent Book of Counsel) by Shahmardan ibn Abi al-Khayr
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Tree and birds in autumn, (detail from a detached album folio). Bukhara, Uzbekistan, ca. 1520-1530 (Shaybanid dynasty, Uzbek period)
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The Battle Between the Owls and the Crows, Iran 16th c.
From Kalila wa Dimna
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Men with fireworks, ca. 1730-40, Rajasthan, Mughal India. Artist Unknown
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The Heavens as they were on April 25, 1384 (CE) by the Persian polymath Mahmud ibn Yahya ibn al-Hasan al-Kashi, completed between 1410-11 CE
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