Islamic Art Know the categories and characteristics Calligraphy

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Islamic Art Know the categories and characteristics

Islamic Art Know the categories and characteristics

Calligraphy • Qur'an manuscript, 13 th-14 th century; Nasrid (1230 -1492) Attributed to Spain

Calligraphy • Qur'an manuscript, 13 th-14 th century; Nasrid (1230 -1492) Attributed to Spain Ink, colors, and gold on parchment; H. 21 1/16 in. x W. 22 in. (53. 5 x 55. 9 cm) Rogers Fund, 1942 (42. 63) http: //www. metmuseum. org/Works_of_Art/view. One. as p? dep=14&viewmode=0&is. Highlight=1&item=42. 63

• Qur'an manuscript, 13071308/ A. H. 707; Ilkhanid period (1256 -1353) Ahmad ibn

• Qur'an manuscript, 13071308/ A. H. 707; Ilkhanid period (1256 -1353) Ahmad ibn al-Suhrawardi al-Bakri, Calligrapher Attributed to Baghdad, Iraq Ink, colors, and gold on paper; H. 20 3/16 in. x W. 14 1/2 in. (51. 3 cm x 36. 8 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Rogers Fund, 1955 (55. 44)

• Tughra (Imperial Cipher) of Süleyman the Magnificent (r. 1520– 1566), ca. 1555;

• Tughra (Imperial Cipher) of Süleyman the Magnificent (r. 1520– 1566), ca. 1555; Ottoman Istanbul Ink, colors, and gold on paper; 20 1/2 x 25 3/8 in. (52. 1 x 64. 5 cm) Rogers Fund, 1938 (38. 149. 1) http: //www. metmuseum. org/toah/ho/08/eusb/ho_38. 149. 1. htm

• 55. 121. 10. 39 recto: Rosette Bearing the Name and Titles of

• 55. 121. 10. 39 recto: Rosette Bearing the Name and Titles of the Emperor Shah Jahan, 55. 121. 10. 39 recto: ca. 1645; Mughal period (1526 -1858) Mir 'Ali, Calligrapher Made in India Ink, colors, and gold on paper; H. 15 3/16 in. x W. 10 7/16 in. (38. 6 x 26. 5 cm) Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955 (55. 121. 10. 39)

Vegetal decoration • Bowl with epigraphic and vegetal decoration Northeastern Iran or Transoxiana, tenth

Vegetal decoration • Bowl with epigraphic and vegetal decoration Northeastern Iran or Transoxiana, tenth century Earthenware with white slip covering and decoration in pigments under a transparent glaze 3 1/8 x 8 7/8 in. (8. 1 x 22. 5 cm) http: //www. lacma. org/islamic_art/figures/fig_a 10. htm

Mosaics • Greater Iran, fifteenth century Fritware, glazed, cut to shape and assembled as

Mosaics • Greater Iran, fifteenth century Fritware, glazed, cut to shape and assembled as mosaic Framed: 24 1/4 x 23 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (61. 6 x 59. 69 x 6. 99 cm)

• Iran, Kashan, early fourteenth century Fritware, overglaze luster painted with cobalt and

• Iran, Kashan, early fourteenth century Fritware, overglaze luster painted with cobalt and turquoise 40 1/2 x 46 7/8 in. (102. 9 x 119 cm)

• Mihrab, 1354 -55/ A. H. 755 From Isfahan, Iran Harris Brisbane Dick

• Mihrab, 1354 -55/ A. H. 755 From Isfahan, Iran Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1939 (39. 20) http: //www. metmuseum. org/works_of_art/view. On ezoom. asp? dep=14&zoom. Flag=0&viewmode=0& item=39%2 E 20

Rice Baby! ; ) • You are going to make a rice mosaic over

Rice Baby! ; ) • You are going to make a rice mosaic over the next few days in class. Here are your requirements / steps 1. Find a design – online or in your head 1. Must be geometrical shapes and symmetric 2. Get approval for the design 3. Draw or outline the design with colors labeled 4. Cut out your cardboard square – 8 x 8 5. Start placing your rice – remember the technique I tell you

Textile • Textile fragment, second half of 16 th century; Ottoman Turkey, Bursa or

Textile • Textile fragment, second half of 16 th century; Ottoman Turkey, Bursa or Istanbul Silk and metal thread; a compound weave (satin and twill); 48 x 26 1/2 in. (121. 9 x 67. 3 cm) Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952 (52. 20. 21) http: //www. metmuseum. org/toah/ho/08/waa/ho_52. 20. 21. htm

Carpet • The Ardabil carpet Iran, dated 1539– 40 (A. H. 946) Wool and

Carpet • The Ardabil carpet Iran, dated 1539– 40 (A. H. 946) Wool and silk 282 x 156 in. (716. 3 x 396. 2 cm)

Geometric Designs • Pair of doors, ca. 1325 – 1330; Mamluk Egypt (Cairo) Wood

Geometric Designs • Pair of doors, ca. 1325 – 1330; Mamluk Egypt (Cairo) Wood inlaid with carved ivory panels; 65 x 30 1/2 in. (165. 1 x 77. 5 cm) Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 (91. 1. 2064) http: //www. metmuseum. org/toah/ho/07/nfe/ho_91. 1. 2064. htm

• Plate, 14 th century; Mamluk Syria or Egypt Glass, free-blown, tooled, enameled,

• Plate, 14 th century; Mamluk Syria or Egypt Glass, free-blown, tooled, enameled, and gilded; Diam. 8 1/2 in. (21. 6 cm) Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 (91. 1. 1533) http: //www. metmuseum. org/toah/hd/geom /ho_91. 1. 1533. htm

Screen • Jali screen (one of a pair), second half of 16 th century;

Screen • Jali screen (one of a pair), second half of 16 th century; Mughal Probably from Fatehpur Sikri, India Carved red sandstone; H. 73 1/4 in. (186 cm), W. 51 3/16 in. (130 cm), Th. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm) Rogers Fund, 1993 (1993. 67. 2) http: //www. metmuseum. org/toah/hd/mugh/ho _1993. 67. 2. htm

Figurinal • Container in the form of an animal Probably Iran, tenth century Glass,

Figurinal • Container in the form of an animal Probably Iran, tenth century Glass, free-blown, with applied decoration 3 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 4 3/8 in. (9. 7 x 5. 7 x 11. 1 cm)

Capital • Capital, 10 th century Spain, probably Madinat al-Zahra’ Carved marble; H. 14

Capital • Capital, 10 th century Spain, probably Madinat al-Zahra’ Carved marble; H. 14 1/2 in. (36. 8 cm), Gr. W. 13 1/2 in. (34. 3 cm) Theodore D. Davis collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1930 (30. 95. 134) http: //www. metmuseum. org/toah/ho/06/eusi/ho_30. 95. 1 34. htm