Islamic Art 7th Century - Present

Prayer Hall at the Prophet’s Mosque Medina, Saudia Arabia, Photograph 1985

Sultan Ahmet Camii Mosque (The Blue Mosque) Built 1609-17, Istanbul, Turkey

Cupola of Tughabeg Khanum Mausoleum c Cupola of Tughabeg Khanum Mausoleum c.1370, cut-tile mosaic, Kunya Urgench, Turkmenistan

Fritware Dish c.1480, fritware (Iznik style), 17-1/4” diameter, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague

Court of the Lions, Alhambra c. 1354-91, Grenada, Spain

Shah Mosque, View of the Entrance Portal 1611-66, Isfahan, Iran

Kufic Tile Panel 1600s, cut-tile mosaic, West Iwan of the Friday Mosque, Isfahan, Iran

Calligraphic Lion 1331, ink on card, 10-1/2” x 15-1/4”, Ottoman art from the Khalili Collection

Double Page from the Koran 1425, 12-1/2” x 16-1/4”, Cairo National Library, Cairo, Egypt

The Seduction of Yusef, by Bihzad 1488, Herat, 12” x 8-1/2”, Cairo National Library, Egypt

Tilework from the Friday Mosque, Herat Built 1201, rebuilt 15th century, Herat, Afghanistan

Wall Decoration from al-Attarin Mosque 1323-25, cut-tile and stucco, Fez, Morocco

Tile Panel from the Blue Mosque, Tabriz c.1465, tile, Tabriz, Iran

Ardabil Carpet 1540, wool pile on silk, 34-1/2 ft. x 17-1/2 ft., Ardabil region of Iran, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Ottoman Prayer Rug with Columns Late 16th century, wool and cotton pile on silk, 5’8” x 4’2”, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York