Unit 7 AP Art History: West & Central Asia

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Unit 7 currently including Islam & Greco-Roman Buddhism.

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The Kaaba

Islamic; Mecca, Saudi Arabi

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The Kaaba

Pres-Islamic Monument; dedicated to Mohammed 631 - 632 CE

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The Kaaba

Granite masonry, silk curtain, gold calligraphy, & silver wrapped thread

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The Kaaba

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Dome of the Rock

Umayyad Dynasty; Jerusalem, Palestine

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Dome of the Rock

691 - 692 CE

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Dome of the Rock

Stone masonry, wooden roof, glazed ceramic tile, mosaics, & guilt aluminum/bronze dome

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Dome of the Rock

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Great Mosque Masjid-e Jameh

Isfahan, Iran

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Great Mosque Masjid-e Jameh

700 CE; restorations in 14th, 18th, & 20th cen CE

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Great Mosque Masjid-e Jameh

Stone, wood, plaster, and glazed ceramic tile

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Great Mosque Masjid-e Jameh

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Taj Mahal

Architect: Ustad Ahmad Lahori

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Taj Mahal

Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Taj Mahal

1632 - 1653 CE

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Taj Mahal

Stone masonry, marble, inlay of precious/semiprecious stones, & gardens

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Taj Mahal

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Basin Baptistere de St Louis

1320 - 1340 CE

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Basin Baptistere de St Louis

Brass inlaid w/ gold & silver

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Basin Baptistere de St Louis

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Folio from a Quran

Abbasid Empire; Arab, North Africa

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Folio from a Quran

900s - 1000s CE

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Folio from a Quran

Ink, color, & gold on parchment

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Folio from a Quran

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The Ardabil Carpet

Artist: Maqsud of Kashan

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The Ardabil Carpet

1539 - 1540 CE

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The Ardabil Carpet

Silk & wool

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The Ardabil Carpet

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Bahram Gur Fights the Karg

from Great II-Khanid Shahnama

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Bahram Gur Fights the Karg

Islamic; Persian, II’Khanid Dynasty

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Bahram Gur Fights the Karg

1330 - 1340 CE

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Bahram Gur Fights the Karg

Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, & silver on paper

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Bahram Gur Fights the Karg

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The Court of Gayumars

from Tahmasp’s Shahnama

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The Court of Gayumars

Artist: Sultan Muhammad

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The Court of Gayumars

1522 - 1525

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The Court of Gayumars

Pre-Ottoman Persia

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The Court of Gayumars

Ink, opaque watercolor, & gold on paper

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The Court of Gayumars

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Buddha

Gandharan Buddhism; Bamiyan, Afghanistan

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Buddha

400 - 800 CE

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Buddha

Cut rock, plaster, & polychrome paint

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Buddha

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Jowo Rinpoche

Yarlung Dynasty; Lhasa, Tibet

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Jowo Rinpoche

641 CE

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Jowo Rinpoche

Gilt metals, semiprecious stones, pearls, paint, & offerings

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Jowo Rinpoche

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