unit 7 and 8 - west and central asia

The Court of Gayumars

c. 1522-1525 CE / Workshop of Sultan Muhammad / Ink, watercolor, & gold on paper

Bahram Gur Fights the Karg

c. 1310-1340 CE / Ink, watercolor, gold, & silver on paper

Folio from a Qur’an

c. 700-800 CE  /  Arab, North Africa, or Near East  /  Ink, color, & gold on parchment

Basin [Baptistére de St. Louis]

c. 1320-1340 CE  /  Muhammad ibn al-Zain  /  Niello with brass inlaid with gold & silver

The Ardabil Carpet

c. 1539-1540 CE  /  Maqsud of Kashan  /  Silk warp & weft with wool pile