Islamic Art Know the categories and characteristics

Calligraphy Qur'an manuscript, 13th-14th century; Nasrid ( ) Attributed to Spain Ink, colors, and gold on parchment; H. 21 1/16 in. x W. 22 in. (53.5 x 55.9 cm) Rogers Fund, 1942 (42.63) p?dep=14&viewmode=0&isHighlight=1&item= p?dep=14&viewmode=0&isHighlight=1&item=42.63

Qur'an manuscript, / A.H. 707; Ilkhanid period ( ) Ahmad ibn al-Suhrawardi al-Bakri, Calligrapher Attributed to Baghdad, Iraq Ink, colors, and gold on paper; H. 20 3/16 in. x W. 14 1/2 in. (51.3 cm x 36.8 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Rogers Fund, 1955 (55.44)

Tughra (Imperial Cipher) of Süleyman the Magnificent (r. 1520–1566), ca. 1555; Ottoman Istanbul Ink, colors, and gold on paper; 20 1/2 x 25 3/8 in. (52.1 x 64.5 cm) Rogers Fund, 1938 ( )

recto: Rosette Bearing the Name and Titles of the Emperor Shah Jahan, recto: ca. 1645; Mughal period ( ) Mir 'Ali, Calligrapher Made in India Ink, colors, and gold on paper; H. 15 3/16 in. x W. 10 7/16 in. (38.6 x 26.5 cm) Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955 ( )

Vegetal decoration Bowl with epigraphic and vegetal decoration Northeastern Iran or Transoxiana, tenth century Earthenware with white slip covering and decoration in pigments under a transparent glaze 3 1/8 x 8 7/8 in. (8.1 x 22.5 cm) htm

Mosaics Greater Iran, fifteenth century Fritware, glazed, cut to shape and assembled as mosaic Framed: 24 1/4 x 23 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (61.6 x x 6.99 cm)

Iran, Kashan, early fourteenth century Fritware, overglaze luster painted with cobalt and turquoise 40 1/2 x 46 7/8 in. (102.9 x 119 cm)

Mihrab, / A.H. 755 From Isfahan, Iran Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1939 (39.20) ezoom.asp?dep=14&zoomFlag=0&viewmode=0& item=39%2E20 ezoom.asp?dep=14&zoomFlag=0&viewmode=0& item=39%2E20

Rice Rice Baby! ;) ;) ;) You are going to make a rice mosaic over the next few days in class. Here are your requirements / steps 1.Find a design – online or in your head -Must be geometrical shapes and symmetric 2.Get approval for the design 3.Draw or outline the design with colors labeled 4.Cut out your cardboard square – 8x8 5.Start placing your rice – remember the technique I tell you

Textile Textile fragment, second half of 16th century; Ottoman Turkey, Bursa or Istanbul Silk and metal thread; a compound weave (satin and twill); 48 x 26 1/2 in. (121.9 x 67.3 cm) Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952 ( ) 21.htm 21.htm

Carpet The Ardabil carpet Iran, dated 1539–40 (A.H. 946) Wool and silk 282 x 156 in. (716.3 x cm)

Geometric Designs Pair of doors, ca. 1325–1330; Mamluk Egypt (Cairo) Wood inlaid with carved ivory panels; 65 x 30 1/2 in. (165.1 x 77.5 cm) Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 ( ) htm htm

Plate, 14th century; Mamluk Syria or Egypt Glass, free-blown, tooled, enameled, and gilded; Diam. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm) Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 ( ) /ho_ htm /ho_ htm

Screen Jali screen (one of a pair), second half of 16th century; Mughal Probably from Fatehpur Sikri, India Carved red sandstone; H. 73 1/4 in. (186 cm), W. 51 3/16 in. (130 cm), Th. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm) Rogers Fund, 1993 ( ) _ htm _ htm

Figurinal Container in the form of an animal Probably Iran, tenth century Glass, free-blown, with applied decoration 3 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 4 3/8 in. (9.7 x 5.7 x 11.1 cm)

Capital Capital, 10th century Spain, probably Madinat al-Zahra’ Carved marble; H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm), Gr. W. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm) Theodore D. Davis collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1930 ( ) 34.htm 34.htm