EditorialHasan, standard crowning with Koransure for religious processions, property of the Stiftung Hamburger Kunstsammlungen, steel, copper, brass, total (without staff): height: 86 cm; width: 49 cm, signed and dated: Work by master Hasan, son of Musa, Islam,...
EditorialDecoration page, Koran manuscript, 13th. Sura 200: " O ye who believe, persevere in patience and constancy; in such perseverance strengthen each other and fear God that ye may prosper! " Parchment, 34 x 26 cm, Inv. 431,.
EditorialIslamic, Iraqi, Bi-folio from the 'Five Suras', Sura XXXV: 13-21, between 1300 and 1420, Ink and gold on paper, Page: 16 3/4 ? 27 1/2 inches (42.5 ? 69.9 cm).
EditorialPage from a Koran, Sura al-Nisa 4, Verses 157?158, 1100s. Seljuk Iran. Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 32 x 21.3 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.); text area: 23 x 16 cm (9 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.).
EditorialPage from a Koran, Sura al-Nisa 4, verses 159?160, 1100s. Seljuk Iran. Ink, gold, and colors on paper; overall: 32 x 21.3 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.); text area: 23 x 16 cm (9 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.).
EditorialHamza Sultan visiting Babur at Andijan (1496) (Sura). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque wa...
EditorialHamza Sultan visiting Babur at Andijan (1496) (Sura). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque wa...
EditorialFolio from a Qur'an Manuscript, probably early 15th century, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 8 3/4 x 9 5/16 in. (22.2 x 23.7 cm), Codices, Sura 8 (al-'Anfal): end of 74 through 75; Sura 9(al-Tawba): 1 to the beginning of...
EditorialFolio from a Qur'an Manuscript with Verses from the Surat al-Maryam, 14th century, Made in Egypt or Syria, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Ht. 13 in. (33 cm), Codices, In these folios from a Mamluk Qur?an manuscript, verses are written in a ...
EditorialFolio from a Qur'an Manuscript, 15th century, Attributed to Egypt, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 10 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (25.7 x 18.4 cm), Codices, In this folio from a Qur?an manuscript, a kufic line in gold leaf indicates the heading of Sura ...
EditorialDouble-Sided Tombstone, 10th century and dated A.H. 646/ A.D. 1248?49, Attributed to Egypt, Marble; carved, H. 22 1/16 in. (56 cm), Stone, This marble tombstone is carved on both sides: on the side on view, a Qur'anic verse (Sura 3:18) is inscribed in ...
Editorial'Allusion to Sura 27:16', Folio from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds), A.H. 892/A.D. 1486, Attributed to present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 15 1/2 x 8in. (39.4 x 20.3cm), Codices, This folio belonged to a...
EditorialCuirass, 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Steel, inlaid with gold, H. 14.50 in. (36.8 cm), Arms and Armor, Steel armor, such as this steel cuirass, was frequently inscribed with pious inscriptions and verses from the Qur'an. The inscriptions on this s...
EditorialDecoration page, Koran manuscript, 13th. Sura 200: " O ye who believe, persevere in patience and constancy; in such perseverance strengthen each other and fear God that ye may prosper! " Parchment, 34 x 26 cm, Inv. 431,.