EditorialHistory of Spain. Battle of river Salado (30 october 1340). The King Afonso IV of Portugal and King Alfonso XI of Castile against sultan Abu al-Hasan 'Ali of the Marinid dynasty of Morocco and the Nasrid ruler Yusuf I of the Kingdom of Granada. Ninete...
EditorialImam Ja'far Sadiq and al-Hasan. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Imam Ja'far Sadiq (haloed) embracing the youthful al-Hasan in a landscape, surrounded by several onlookers. A miniature painting from a sixteenth centu...
EditorialInkwell with the Name of Amir 'Abdullah ibn al-Hasan Pars, probably 11th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Bronze; cast, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Metal, Floriated kufic' is a style of writing in which the angular letters of the kufic script are melde...
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...
EditorialTombstone of Abu Sa'd ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Hasan Karwaih, dated A.H. 545/A.D. 1150, Attributed to Iran, Yazd, Marble; carved, painted, H. 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm), Stone, Ahmad ibn Muhammad Astak.
EditorialInkwell with the Name of Amir 'Abdullah ibn al-Hasan Pars, probably 11th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Bronze; cast, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Metal, Floriated kufic' is a style of writing in which the angular letters of the kufic script are melde...
EditorialIslamic art. Tombstone of Muhammad, son of al-'Abbas, son of Muhammad, son of 'Utba, son of al-Hasan, son of al-Hasan. Signed: Ibrahim wrote. Late 9th-early 10th century. Basalt. 75x31x33 cm. al-Ma'la cementery, Mecca. Qasr Khizam Museum, Jedda.
EditorialHistory of Spain. Battle of river Salado (30 october 1340). The King Afonso IV of Portugal and King Alfonso XI of Castile against sultan Abu al-Hasan 'Ali of the Marinid dynasty of Morocco and the Nasrid ruler Yusuf I of the Kingdom of Granada. Ninete...