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Islamic Art. 600 CE to 1300 CE. THE KAABA, MECCA. Islamic Architecture. Haram Al-Sharif, Jerusalem. Dome of the Rock. The Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain. Prayer Hall, Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain. Alhambra Palace, Apain. Masjid -I Jami, Isfahan, Iran. The Mosaic Mihrab.
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Islamic Art 600 CE to 1300 CE
A griffin is a mythical character of the Greeks with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. The lion is a symbol of strength on land and an eagle a symbol of strength of strength in the air. Griffin. 11th century. Bronze.
A clay vessel wrapped in a outer clay shell that was pierced and incised with harpies, sphinxes and a scroll pattern and fired with black, blue and turquoise glazes The Macy Jug. 1215-16. Iran. Composite body.
Red silk with silver thread; lions and interlaced scrolls are patterned
Medallion Rug, Variant Star Usak Style. 16th Century. Wool. A 'VARIANT' STAR USHAK CARPET WEST ANATOLIA, LAST QUARTER 15TH OR FIRST QUARTER 16TH CENTURY
Kamal at-Din Bihzad. The Caliph Harun Al-Rashid. 1494. Afghanistan.
Frontispiece(The Qur'an is the sacred book of Islam. In the view of orthodox Muslims, it is the literal word of God as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (d. 632) in the Arabic language, and thus, recorded in the Arabic script. Because of its association with the divine word, Arabic calligraphy came to be a supreme art form in the Islamic world. As the quintessential symbol of the culture, it became a pervasive decorative element in Islamic art and architecture. Although secondary to calligraphy, a splendid tradition of illumination --that is, ornamentation with colors and gold-- developed to enhance the pages of the Qur'an. Because of the prestige associated with the book arts in the Islamic world, the decorative motifs employed by illuminators (scrolling vines, blossoms, lozenges, adn cartouches) found their way into other art forms, for example, metalwork, textiles, and carpets. one
Lindsfarne carpet page Qur’an Frontispiece
Illuminated Tugra of Sultan Suleyman, 1555-60. Ink, paint, gold on paper. Cut out of a book.