EditorialHexagonal tile with a green glaze and inscription, Hexagonal tile of quartz fry. On a ground of thick green glaze is a border in luster parallel to the circumference, in which an inscription in Arabic characters: Allah is one. He is the God to whom all...
EditorialScroll with Arabic text giving the story of the Shi?a Imams, 18th century, Iran, Iran, Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper, 2.5 x 7.7 x 2.2 cm (1 x 3 x 7/8 in.).
EditorialShah Isma'il standing on the steps of the pulpit in the mosque at Tabriz having the sermon read in his presence in the name of the twelve Imams on the Friday preceding his coronation to the vacant throne of Azerbaijan (1501). History of Shah Isma'il. I...
EditorialThe simple grave of Asaf al-Daula under a canopy inside the Imambara, with parties of imams reading the Koran, another in a wooden and gilt ‘minbar’, and a ‘Ta’zia’ beyond. The hall is brilliantly lit with coloured girandoles attached to the ...
EditorialFragment of a Tiraz, 10th century. Yemen, San'a', Reign of Rassid Imams, 10th century A.D. (second half of 4th c. AH). Ikat dyed tabby cloth with painted inscription; overall: 41.7 x 30 cm (16 7/16 x 11 13/16 in.).
EditorialShah Isma'il standing on the steps of the pulpit in the mosque at Tabriz having the sermon read in his presence in the name of the twelve Imams on the Friday preceding his coronation to the vacant throne of Azerbaijan (1501). History of Shah Isma'il. I...
EditorialThe simple grave of Asaf al-Daula under a canopy inside the Imambara, with parties of imams reading the Koran, another in a wooden and gilt ‘minbar’, and a ‘Ta’zia’ beyond. The hall is brilliantly lit with coloured girandoles attached to the ...
EditorialShah Isma'il standing on the steps of the pulpit in the mosque at Tabriz having the sermon read in his presence in the name of the twelve Imams on the Friday preceding his coronation to the vacant throne of Azerbaijan (1501). History of Shah Isma'il. I...
EditorialThe simple grave of Asaf al-Daula under a canopy inside the Imambara, with parties of imams reading the Koran, another in a wooden and gilt ‘minbar’, and a ‘Ta’zia’ beyond. The hall is brilliantly lit with coloured girandoles attached to the ...
EditorialFragment of a Processional Standard ('Alam), late 16th century, Country of Origin India, probably Hyderabad, Deccan, Brass with relief and pierced decoration, H. 40 in (101.6 cm), Metal, Although it has lost its surrounding edge and crest of splayed fi...
EditorialD'hul Faqar flag, Turkish, first half 17th. Red silk-rep, gold thread. Three medallions with intricate design of stars and plants; in the center the D'hul Faqar, the sword of Ali. Along the sides, medallions with the names of Allah, Mohammed and the fo...