EditorialPanel, 12th century, Attributed to Egypt, Cairo, Wood, bone; carved, inlaid and painted, H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Wood, Wood, either carved or inlaid with ivory or with other types of wood, was commonly used as architectural furnishing during the mediev...
EditorialSaladin the Turk (1138-1193). First Sultan of Egypt and Syria. Founded the Ayyubid Dynasty. 19th Century depiction of a victorious Saladin, by Gustave Dore. Colored engraving.
Editorialislamic art. The Citadel of Aleppo. The majority of the construction as it stands today is thought to originate from the Ayyubid period. 13th-15th centuries. Entrance.
EditorialMausoleum of Saladin or An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub (1137-1193). First sultan of Egypt and Syria. Founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. He was buried in a mausoleum in the garden outside the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. Seven centuries later,...
EditorialSaladin the Turk (1138-1193). First Sultan of Egypt and Syria. Founded the Ayyubid Dynasty. 19th Century depiction of a victorious Saladin, by Gustave Dore. Colored engraving.
EditorialFragment (Reconstructed from a Number of Smaller Fragments), 1100s. Egypt, Ayyubid Period, 12th century. Tabby with supplementary weft; silk; overall: 26.1 x 32.4 cm (10 1/4 x 12 3/4 in.).
EditorialBowl, late 1100s-early 1200s. Syria (Rusapha), Ayyubid Period, late 12th-early 13th Century. Fritware with luster-painted design; overall: 10.2 x 36 cm (4 x 14 3/16 in.).
EditorialDragon-headed Stand, 1200s. Northern Iraq or Syria, Zengid or Ayyubid Period, 13th century. Cast brass inlaid with silver; overall: 7.2 x 19.2 cm (2 13/16 x 7 9/16 in.).
EditorialIncense Burner, 1st half 1200s. Syria, Ayyubid Period, 13th Century. Brass inlaid with silver; overall: 10.6 cm (4 3/16 in.); diameter of ridge at base: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.); diameter of ridge at rim: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.).
EditorialDish with Falcon Attacking a Water Bird, 1100s. Syria, possibly Tell Minis, Zangid or Ayyubid period. Fritware with carved decoration and underglaze-painted design (Lakabi ware); overall: 8.3 x 40 cm (3 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.).
EditorialTextile Fragment with Portions of Eight-Pointed Star and Birds, 11th-12th century. Syria, Ayyubid period, 11th-12th century. Lampas weave, silk; overall: 4.7 x 18.5 cm (1 7/8 x 7 5/16 in.).
EditorialSaladin the Turk (1138-1193). First Sultan of Egypt and Syria. Founded the Ayyubid Dynasty. 19th Century depiction of a victorious Saladin, by Gustave Dore. Colored engraving.
EditorialMausoleum of Saladin or An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub (1137-1193). First sultan of Egypt and Syria. Founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. He was buried in a mausoleum in the garden outside the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. Seven centuries later,...
EditorialPlate, 14th century, Attributed to Syria, Glass; free blown, enameled and gilded; tooled on the pontil, H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Glass, The spectacular enameled objects produced by Egyptian and Syrian glassmakers in the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods, especial...
EditorialPanel, 12th century, Attributed to Egypt, Cairo, Wood, bone; carved, inlaid and painted, H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Wood, Wood, either carved or inlaid with ivory or with other types of wood, was commonly used as architectural furnishing during the mediev...
EditorialSyria. Aleppo. The Citadel. Medieval fortified palace in the centre of the old city. The majority of the construction as it stands today is thought to originate from the Ayyubid period. 13th-15th centuries.
EditorialSaladin the Turk (1138-1193). First Sultan of Egypt and Syria. Founded the Ayyubid Dynasty. 19th Century depiction of a victorious Saladin, by Gustave Dore. Colored engraving.
EditorialSaladin (real name Salah_ al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub) (1138-1193). The first Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Mausoleum of Saladin. Two Cenotaphs. First, marble coffin (empty) gift from Emperor Wilhem II next to a wooden to...
EditorialSaladin (1138?1193). First Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Umayyad Mosque. Mausoleum of Saladin. Built in 1196. Entrance. Ayyudib, Ottoman. Damascus. Syria.
Editorialislamic art. The Citadel of Aleppo. The majority of the construction as it stands today is thought to originate from the Ayyubid period. 13th-15th centuries. Entrance.