Islamic Art

Kaaba

• Abraham and Ishmael

• Islamic

• granite masonry, silk curtain, calligraphy in gold and silver thread

Pyxis of al - Mughira

• Islamic

• ivory casket

Folio from a Qur’an

• Islamic

• brown ink, opaquem watercolor, gold on parchment

Baptistere of St. Louis

• Islamic

• brass inlaid with gold and silver

Bahram Gur Fights the Karg

• Islamic

• folio, ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper

Ardabil Carpet

• Islamic

• silk wraps, wefts with wool pile

The Court of Kayumars

• Sultan Muhammad

• Islamic

• opaque watercolor, ink, gold on paper

Great Mosque of Cordoba

• Islamic

• stone masonry

Dome of the Rock

• Patron: Caliph Abd al - Malik

• Islamic

• stone masonry, wooden roof, decorated waith glazed ceramic tile, mosaics, gilt aluminum, and bronze dome

Alhambra Palace

• Islamic

• white washed adobe stucco, wood, tile, paint, gliding

Great Mosque of Isfahan

• Islamic

• stone, brick, wood, plaster, and glazed ceramic tile

Mosque of Selim II

• Architect: Sinan

• Islamic

• brick, stone

Taj Mahal

• islamic

• stone masonry, marble with inlay of precious and semiprecious stones, gardens