EditorialThe battle of Badr, 624; page from volume IV of the Siyar-e-Nabi, the Life of the Prophet by Mustafa Darir, produced in the Imperial workshops of Constantinople for Sultan Murad III in 1594 / 95. Paper, 37 x 26 cm MAO 928.
EditorialCalligraphy from a Ghazal of Badr al-Din Hilali Jaghata?i (Persian, active c. 1500), c. 1550; borders added c. 1700s and mounted upside down. Faqir Ali (Persian, active c. 1550?1610). Ink on paper (verso); page: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.).
EditorialAnimals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto); Illustration and Text (Persian Verses) from a Manuscript of the Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jaj...
EditorialIslamic art. Candlestick ordered by Badr al-Din Lu'lu, ruler of Mosul (1233--1258). 13th century. Iraq. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.
EditorialThe battle of Badr, 624; page from volume IV of the Siyar-e-Nabi, the Life of the Prophet by Mustafa Darir, produced in the Imperial workshops of Constantinople for Sultan Murad III in 1594 / 95. Paper, 37 x 26 cm MAO 928.
EditorialIslamic art. Candlestick ordered by Badr al-Din Lu'lu, ruler of Mosul (1233--1258). 13th century. Iraq. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.
EditorialThe battle of Badr, 624; page from volume IV of the Siyar-e-Nabi, the Life of the Prophet by Mustafa Darir, produced in the Imperial workshops of Constantinople for Sultan Murad III in 1594 / 95. Paper, 37 x 26 cm MAO 928.
EditorialSpherical brass incense burner, Mamluk dynasty, from Damascus, Syria, around 1277-1279. Pivoted gimbals inside the burner hold the small bowl containing incense in an upright position even when the sphere is rolled. Inscription contains name and titles...