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Saddle Fittings and Horse Trappings
29.7cm (max height, as reconstructed)
circa 1200 AD Central Asia or western frontiers of China
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Mosque Lamp
33 x 25cm
circa 1385 AD Egypt
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Carpet with Star Medallions
430 x 196cm
late 15th or early 16th century Ushak, western Anatolia, Turkey
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Single Folio from a Four-part Qur’an
23.9 x 33.8cm
Iran, Isfahan
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Two ‘Hands of Fatimah’
l0.7 x 8.2cm
late 18th or early 19th century India, possibly Hyderabad (Deccan)
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Calligraphic Composition
14.3 x 11.5cm
19th century Ottoman Turkey
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Mail and Plate Shirt
86cm (maximum length)
late 15th or early 16th century Northern Caucasus
for the Persian or Ottoman market
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Dish
6 x 29.7cm
circa 1200 AD Syria
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Youth in European Dress and Young Woman with Indian Headdress, from a Shahnamah
35.5 x 21.3cm (page); 29.5 x 15cm (within outer gold rules)
manuscript dated 2 Dhu'l-qa‘dah 1058 (18 December 1648) Isfahan, Iran
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Small Flask
13.6cm (height)
early 19th century Jaipur, India
Islamic Art (700-2000)
Two traditions determine the make-up of most private collections today. One is that of the connoisseur, who gathers together a few select items on the basis of their aesthetic merit. The other is the comprehensive approach, where the emphasis of the collector is on assembling complete series of objects. The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art is remarkable in that it combines both these traditions within an overall scheme. The Collection includes an outstanding array of manuscripts of the Holy Qur’an and of illustrated manuscripts, and the coverage of the decorative arts – ceramics, textiles, glass, metalwork, as well as seals and coins – is comprehensive.