Arts of the Islamic World & India
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101 A pair of calligraphic wood roundels with the names of the Caliphs 'Ali and 'Uthman, Turkey, first half 19th century
102 A view of the Ka’ba, by Tawfik Tarek (1875-1940), dated 1326 AH/1908-9 AD
103 Masabih al-sunna (a compendium of Hadith), copied by Elias ibn Ahmad ibn Elias al-Nawjari, Mecca, dated 2 Dhu al-Qa'da 729 AH/4 September 1329 AD and Sha'ban 734 AH/ April-May 1334 ADAD
104 Abu Nasr Isma'il ibn Hammad al-Jawhari (d.1008 AD), Kitab al-sihah fi'l-lugha ('The Book of Correct Language'), probably Iraq, 12th century
105 Abu al-Khattab Mahfuz ibn Ahmad al-Kalwadhani (d.1116 AD), Kitab al-hidaya 'ala madhhab al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbali (on Hanbali jurisprudence), probably Baghdad, Iraq, Abbasid, dated 517 AH/1123-24 AD
106 Two illuminated Qur'an leaves in Kufic script on vellum, North Africa or Near East, 9th century
107 An illuminated Qur'an leaf in 'eastern' Kufic on vellum, Persia, 11th century
108 A Kashan lustre pottery inkwell, Persia, early 13th century
109 A large Qur'an leaf in gold Kufic script on blue vellum, Near East, North Africa or Southern Spain, 9th-10th century
110 A Nishapur calligraphic pottery bowl, Eastern Persia or Samarqand, Central Asia, 10th century
111 A large Nishapur calligraphic pottery dish, Eastern Persia or Samarqand, Central Asia, 10th century
113 A Qur'an, Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria or Chad, late 19th/early 20th century
114 An illuminated Qur'an bifolium in Maghribi script on vellum, North Africa or Spain, 12th/13th century
115 An illuminated Qur'an leaf in Maghribi script on pink paper, North Africa or Andalusia, late 12th/early 13th century
116 Yahya ibn Muhammad ibn Ayyub al-Ta'i al-Andalusi ibn Muda, a poem on the characteristics of human beings, horses and camels, Andalusia or North Africa, dated Muharram 677 AH/June 1278 AD
117 A Timurid set of silver-gilt horse trappings, Persia, 15th century
118 A hawking drum, made from the finial of an Aqqoyunlu turban helmet, Eastern Anatolia or Central Asia, 15th century
119 A pair of Seljuk gold bracelets, Persia, Khurasan, 12th century
120 A large nielloed silver ewer, Persia or Central Asia, 12th/13th century
121 Abu 'Abdullah al-Quda'i (d.1062 AD), Kitab shihab al-akhbar (on Prophetic traditions), copied by 'Ali ibn Sharwan ibn 'Ali al-Qazwini, probably Iraq, late Ilkhanid or early Jalayirid, dated 10 Shawal 741 AH/5 April 1341 AD
122 An impressive illuminated Qur'an volume, attributable to Ya'qut al-Musta'simi, probably Baghdad, Iraq, late 13th century
123 An illuminated Qur'an section in muhaqqaq script on paper, Central Asia or Anatolia, circa 1300-35
124 A rare illuminated Qur'an juz' (XXV), copied by 'Asadullah Kirmani, Persia or Turkey, Timurid or Ottoman, circa 1475
125 A silk samite fragment with winged bulls, Central Asia, Sogdiana, 7th/8th century
126 An important Mongol 'Cloth of Gold' silk and metal thread lampas panel, Central Asia or eastern Persia, mid-13th century
127 A gold and silver-inlaid brass bowl, Mosul, Jazira, 13th century
128 ‘Ala’-al-Din Abu’l-Hasan ‘Ali Ibn Abi al-Hazm al-Qarshi, known as Ibn al-Nafis (d.1288-89), Sharh tashrih Qanun Ibn Sina (A commentary on the anatomy in Al-Qanun of Ibn Sina), probably Iraq, Ilkhanid, dated 20 Sha'ban 734 AH/3 May 1334 AD
129 Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyya al-Razi (known as Rhazes or Rasis, d.925), Kitab al-iklil fi'l-tibb, a treatise on medicine and health, probably Iraq, Abbasid, dated 616 AH/1219 AD
130 Two Mamluk carved marble jar stands (kilgas), Egypt, 13th/14th century
131 A Mamluk rug, Egypt, early 16th century
132 A rare illuminated miniature Qur’an juz' (XV), Egypt or Syria, Mamluk, 14th/15th century
133 A fragment of a door panel with cup-bearer blazon, Syria, Mamluk, 15th century, or later
134 A large Mamluk brass candlestick, made for Sayf al-Din Hatim Dawadar, Egypt, circa 1500
135 A very large Mamluk brass tray, Egypt or Syria, 14th century
136 A Timurid or early Ottoman tinned copper goblet (mashrabe), Central Asia or Eastern Anatolia, late 15th century
137 A Timurid tinned copper bowl, western Persia, circa 1500
138 A cast brass octagonal brazier, India or Central Asia, 15th century
139 An illuminated miniature Qur'an section (juz' I to juz' V), Persia, possibly Herat, late Timurid, late 15th century
140 A Timurid blue and white pottery dish, Persia, probably Tabriz, 15th century
141 An embroidered robe, Persia or Central Asia, first half 14th century
142 A turquoise-set silver and brass belt buckle, Bukhara, Central Asia, 19th century
143 A Shakhrisabz suzani, Uzbekistan, first half 19th century
144 An enamelled and nielloed brass and silver-gilt binding, Central Asia, possibly Bukhara, late 19th/early 20th century
145 A North West Anatolian silk carpet, early 20th century
146 A monumental Safavid arched cuerda seca tile panel, Persia, first-quarter 16th century
147 A large illuminated Qur'an, Persia, Safavid, early 16th century
148 An old shepherd leaning on his staff in a landscape, signed by Mu'in Musavvir, Persia, Isfahan, Safavid, dated 19 Rabi' al-Awwal 1087 AH/1676 AD
149 A bearded shaykh on a hillside, ascribed to Reza-i 'Abbasi, Persia, Safavid, dated 1035 AH/1626 AD