EditorialAmarna letter: Royal Letter from Abi-milku of Tyre to the king of Egypt, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353?1336 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Clay (unfired), H. 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); W. 5.2 cm (2 1/16 i...
EditorialProphet Muhammad (c.570-632) with a court of angels in heaven, surrounded by his first followers, their relatives and close friends with his uncle and educator Ali Ibu Abi Talib (601-661). Miniature of a Persian manuscript, 1583. Topkapi Palace Museum....
EditorialText Page, Persian Prose (recto) from Nuzhat Nama-yi Ala'i (Excellent Book of Counsel) of Shah Mardan Ibn Abi al-Khayr, 1400s. Iran, Timurid Period, 15th century. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; overall: 24.8 x 15.8 cm (9 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.); text are...
EditorialKhar (Ass), from a Nuzhat-nama-yi ala'i (Excellent Book of Counsel) of Shahmardan ibn Abi al-khayrr, 1400s. Timurid Iran. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; overall: 24.8 x 15.8 cm (9 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.); text area: 18.7 x 11 cm (7 3/8 x 4 5/16 in.).
EditorialGold bowl, from Ur, Southern Iraq,2600-2400 BCE. It was found in the Queen's Grave in the cemetery at Ur. The chamber contained the body of a woman and her two female servants, a cylinder seal identified the woman as Pu-Abi. The bowl is made of beaten ...
EditorialProphet Muhammad (c.570-632) with a court of angels in heaven, surrounded by his first followers, their relatives and close friends with his uncle and educator Ali Ibu Abi Talib (601-661). Miniature of a Persian manuscript, 1583. Topkapi Palace Museum....
Editorial'Abu'l Mihjan and Sa`d ibn Abi Wakkas Become Angry and Leave King Khusrau (?)', Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din, ca. 1476?86, Attributed to Iran, Shiraz, Opaque watercolor on paper, 15 5/8 x 10 7/8 in. (39.7 x 27.6 ...
EditorialLong-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes, 11th century, Made in Iran, possibly Khurasan, High-tin bronze alloy; cast, chased, and drilled, H. 25 1/8 (63.8 cm) , Metal, Mahmud ibn Muhammad ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Naqqash, The most interesting...
EditorialGravestone of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, died Shawwal A.H. 532/ June/July A.D. 1138, dated A.H. 532/A.D. 1138, Probably from Iran, Nishapur, Steatite; carved, H. 16 in. (40.6 cm), Stone, The inscription states that it is the tombstone of ?the Shaykh, the m...
EditorialAmarna letter: Royal Letter from Abi-milku of Tyre to the king of Egypt, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353?1336 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Clay (unfired), H. 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); W. 5.2 cm (2 1/16 i...
EditorialProphet Muhammad (c.570-632) with a court of angels in heaven, surrounded by his first followers, their relatives and close friends with his uncle and educator Ali Ibu Abi Talib (601-661). Miniature of a Persian manuscript, 1583. Topkapi Palace Museum....
EditorialBasalt tombstone of Isa B Ahmad al-Akki, Dahlak Archipe-lago, Red Sea, 1188. It is inscribed with Isa B Ahmadi al-Akki and seven of his forefathers and with verses from the Koran. The Dahlak Archipelago off Eritrea had been used as a place of exile by ...
EditorialGold bowl, from Ur, Southern Iraq,2600-2400 BCE. It was found in the Queen's Grave in the cemetery at Ur. The chamber contained the body of a woman and her two female servants, a cylinder seal identified the woman as Pu-Abi. The bowl is made of beaten ...