1. Islamic Art
7th Century - Present

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

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

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

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

6. Court of the Lions, Alhambra
c , Grenada, Spain

7. Shah Mosque, View of the Entrance Portal
, Isfahan, Iran

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

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

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

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

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

13. Wall Decoration from al-Attarin Mosque
, cut-tile and stucco, Fez, Morocco

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

15. 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

16. 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