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'auspicious jewel' decorative motif combining circles (leopard spots) and wavy lines (tiger stripes) used by Ottomans as an auspicious symbol of good luck, and suggestion of strength and courage.
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Prayer rug. Late 16th century. mosque lamp subject. Ottoman.
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Emblem of Ottoman sultan's authority, monogram.
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Caftan. 16th century. woven on silk- saz leaves. Made for Bayezid, one of Suleyman's sons. Ottoman.
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Al-Ahzar Mosque, Cairo. 969. Fatimid. included madrasa. made of baked brick, with carved stucco. keel-shaped arches.
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Al-Hakim Mosque, Cairo. 990.
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Al-Aqmar Mosque, Cairo. Fatimid. 1125. keel shaped arches. brick structure with stone veneer.
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Bab al-Futuh, Cairo. Fatimid. 1087. built entirely of stone, 'gate of deliverance.'
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Rock crystal ewer, 975-996. Fatimid. symmetrical figural design. made for secular use, in the Qu'ran the goblets in paradise were made of rock crystal. made of quartz.
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Fatimid lustre bowl. 11-12th century. Cock fight. Figures look greco-roman.
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Fatimid lustre bowl. Falconer. made in Egypt.
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Fatimid bowl. 1050-1100. Subject is a christian priest or monk. Coptics- christians living under Islamic rule.
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Firdaws Madrasa, Aleppo. 1236. Stone- syrian. Ayyuid Sultanate (1171-1260).
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Citadel of Aleppo. Syria, 13th century. stone
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Cifte Minaret Madrasa, Erzurum. 1265. Saljuzs of Rum (Anatolia)
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'Blacas' ewer. Mosul, 1232. Bronze, with copper and silver inlay.
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Canteen, mid 13th century, Syrian. Pilgrim flask- associated with christian crusaders. Christain subjects.
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Aljaferia, Saragossa. Taifa Kingdoms (11th &12 Centuries)
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Mosque of Hassan, Rabat, Morocco. Founded 1191, never completed. Berber dynasty.
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The Pisa Griffin. Maybe Spain, 11th century. Used to sit on roofline on Pisa Duomo.
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Alhambra (Madinat al-Hamra') Granada. Nasirids. mid 14th century.
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Alhambra vase. Nasirid. Mid 14th century.
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Nasarid textile. 15th century. made for alhambra.
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Mausoleum of Uljaytu, Sultaniyya. 1304-15. Iran. MOngol
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Mihrab, Great Mosque, Isfahan. 1310. Mongol
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Friday Mosque, Varamin 1322-26. Abu Sa'id. Mongol.
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Rashid al-Din (1247-1318), Universal History/World History. Tabriz, 1315. Mongol.
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Great Mongol Shahnama. 1330s. poet Firdawsi. Mongol.
Baked brick w/ ceramic tile revetment. tile mosaic and/or underglaze painted tile. domes: double shell with tall ribbed 'melon' shape on narrow drum. massive scale. emphasis on exterior.
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Gur-i Amir (tomb of the Lord) Samarqand, 1404. Timurid.
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Shah-i Zinda, Samarqand. 1350-1450.
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Bihzad, The Seduction of Yusuf. Bustan by Sadi. Timurid. 1488.
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Architectural decorative technique of alternating light and dark stone of various colors.
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Complex of Qa'itbay, Cairo. 1472-1474. Mamluk.
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Glass mosque lamp. glass was blown, decorated with enamel paint. 14th century. Mamluk. 'Light verse' from the Qu'ran.
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Baptistere de St.Louis, 1300. Mamluk metalwork.
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Heavily influenced by chinese porcelin. Without the clay necessary, used a white slip and painted cobalt blue designs in an underglaze technique.
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Iznik bowl, 1480. underglaze painted. Ottoman
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'Damascus ware' lamp. Iznik. 1549. made for dome of the rock. Ottoman.
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Curving plume-like leaf motif, often with spiky protrusions around the perimeter. Ottoman.
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Rhodian ware. tomatoey red pigment, not a stable color, so applied very thickly. later 16th century. Iznik. Ottoman.
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Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul. 1550-57. Ottoman answer to Haghia Sophia.
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'the whole'; a religious, social, and charitable complex usually patronized by Ottoman sultans.
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Selimiye Mosque, Edirne 1568-75. Ottoman. 8 smaller piers instead of four- made it possible to have a good view of the mihrab from any vantage point.
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Tughra of Suleyman. 16th century. placed on official documents
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Sultanahmet'blue' Mosque, Complex of Ahmed I, Istanbul. 1609-17.
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The Court of Gayumars from the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp. Safavids. Tabriz. 1525-35
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Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad
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Ascension of the prophet muhammad, from the Khamsa of Nizami of Shah Tahmasp. 1539-43. secular poem.
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Maidan-i Shah (Royal Square), Isfahan. Late 16th early 17th century.
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Maidan-i Shah, Bazaar, Isfahan. Connected old and new parts of town.
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Allahvardi Khan/Si-o Se Pol Bridge, Isfahan. crosses Ziyanda river, connected with a new suburb. 1602.
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Shaykh Lutfallah Mosque, Isfahan. 1603-19. Domed cube. no minarets. brick, covered with ceramic tile.
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'Ali Qapu ('Lofty Gate') Isfahan. west side of Maidani.1597-1660.
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Columned porch