Arabic Collection

Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520-66), ca. 1555-60
Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520-66), ca. 1555-60

"Daughters of the Alhambra" - painted by J. Phillip - from the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1858. Spain, which has offered so many tempting subjects to art

Single Leaf from the Arabic Version of Dioscorides De materia medica, Rajab 621 AH/AD 1224. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf from the Arabic Version of Dioscorides De materia medica, Rajab 621 AH/AD 1224. Two doctors preparing medicine. A funnel is set on a tripod over a vessel

Costumes de Différents Pays, Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse, c1797

Mounted Plaque with Shi'ite Invocation, 17th-18th century. Creator: Unknown
Mounted Plaque with Shi'ite Invocation, 17th-18th century

Leaf from Qur'an, 9th century AH/AD 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Leaf from Qur'an, 9th century AH/AD 15th century

Illustration for the Story of Layla and Majnun, c1770. Creator: Unknown
Illustration for the Story of Layla and Majnun, c1770

Two Winged Angels, Folio from a Manuscript... c1570. Creator: Unknown
Two Winged Angels, Folio from a Manuscript of Al-Qazwini's Ajaib Al-Makhluqat, c1570

Arab coffee plant, 1668-1729. Creator: Vincent Laurentz van der Vinne I
Arab coffee plant, 1668-1729

Thomas Erpenius as Metellus, 1791. Creator: Cornelis de Jonker
Thomas Erpenius as Metellus, 1791. In 1613, Dutch orientalist Thomas van Erpe was the first European to publish an accurate book of Arabic grammar

A party of chess players outside a Turkish coffeehouse and barbershop, 1845. Creator: Martinus Rorbye
A party of chess players outside a Turkish coffeehouse and barbershop, 1845

Portrait of Mahmud Agas, Ambassador of Tripolis, 1757. Creator: Carl Gustaf Pilo
Portrait of Mahmud Agas, Ambassador of Tripolis, 1757

La mission militaire francaise, ayant pour chef le lieutenant-colonel Bremond, visite... 1916. Creator: Melik
La mission militaire francaise, ayant pour chef le lieutenant-colonel Bremond, visite, a son passage en Egypte, le college Saint-louis, a Tanta. 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Illingsworth, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 June 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Illingsworth, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 June 26

Affiche pour Paris-Hippodrome : "Exhibition d'Arabes du Sahara", c1899. Creator: Jules Cheret
Affiche pour Paris-Hippodrome : "Exhibition d'Arabes du Sahara". c1899. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Shoesmith in Marocco, n.d. Creator: Mariano Jose Maria Bernardo Fortuny y Carbo
Shoesmith in Marocco, n.d

Entrance into the Gur-Emir mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Entrance into the Gur-Emir mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Gur-i Amir or Guri Amir is a mausoleum of the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (also known as {/800/}) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Dome of the Gur-Emir mosque from eastern side, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Gur-i Amir or Guri Amir is a mausoleum of the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (also known as {/800/}) in Samarkand

Right dome of Shir-Dar mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Right dome of Shir-Dar mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Mirza-Uluk-Bek, Registan, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Mirza-Uluk-Bek, Registan, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The {/40726/} Observatory was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer {/40726/}

Detail of Uluk-Bek (to the right of the entrance), Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The {/40726/} Observatory was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer {/40726/}

Mosaics on the Shakh-i Zindeh walls, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Mosaics on the Shakh-i Zindeh walls, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble includes mausoleums and other ritual buildings of 11th-15th and 19th centuries

The International Exhibition: stereoscope by Mr. Emanuel, of Brook-street, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: stereoscope by Mr. Emanuel, of Brook-street, 1862. Ivory is one of the most beautiful objects that can be used in ornamental work

Tillia-Kari from Uluk-Bek, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Tillia-Kari from Uluk-Bek, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Ulugh Beg Observatory was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg

Woman with a Lute, between c1600 and c1610. Creator: Unknown
Woman with a Lute, between c1600 and c1610

Woman with a Wine Bottle and Cup, c1655. Creator: Unknown
Woman with a Wine Bottle and Cup, c1655

Setting for Scheherazade, 1910. Artist: Leon Bakst
Setting for Scheherazade, 1910. Scheherazade is a ballet based on the legendary Arabic queen and the storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights. From The Studio Volume 118

Arab-Moorish architectural decoration, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Arab-Moorish architectural decoration, (1898). Arabian-Moresque - Architectonic Ornament - Fig 1: Panel from the Alhambra [Granada, Spain]. Fig 2: Decoration in stone above a door in Cairo

Algeria, Cherchell, Cleo Selene, Museum
Marble bust of Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra of Egypt and Mark Antony, Cherchell Museum, Algeria, December 2007

Details of the upper part of Lindarajas Balcony, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Details of the upper part of " Lindaraja s" Balcony, 1907. Detail of interior decoration, Court of the Lindaraja, palace of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain

Main Street, Crater, Aden, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Main Street Crater, Aden, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Nezami, Persian poet, recounting the story of Alexander the Great, 12th century (18th century). Nezami Ganjavi (c1141-c1217) was one of the great Persian poets of the 12th century

Qur an leaf in Muhaqqaq script, Mamluk period, c. A. H. 728 / A. D. 1327. Creator: Unknown
Qur an leaf in Muhaqqaq script, Mamluk period, c. A.H. 728 / A.D. 1327

Page from a Copy of The Qur an, 9th / 10th century. Creator: Unknown
Page from a Copy of The Qur an, 9th/10th century

Folio from a Qur an manuscript, 10th century A. D. Creator: Unknown
Folio from a Qur an manuscript, 10th century A.D. Probably Qayrawan (Kairouan), Tunisia

Page from a copy of the Qur an, 13th / 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Page from a copy of the Qur an, 13th/14th century

Necklace with a Compartment for Magical Texts, Ottoman dynasty (1299-1923), 18th/19th century

Old Man Attended by Visitors, 16th Century. Creator: Unknown
Old Man Attended by Visitors, 16th Century

Panel, England, c. 1870. Creator: Warner, Sillet and Ramm
Panel, England, c. 1870. Ornate pattern with Arabic-style script. Possibly designed by Owen Jones

Qur an Manuscript in Muhaqqaq, 13th / 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Qur an Manuscript in Muhaqqaq, 13th/14th century

Qur an leaf in Eastern Kufic script, 11th century. Creator: Unknown
Qur an leaf in Eastern Kufic script, 11th century

Othello Plaque, 1884. Creators: Rookwood Pottery, J. C. Meyenberg
Othello Plaque, 1884. Decorative plate, possibly commissioned to commemorate an American production of Shakespeares " Othello", (The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice)

59. Plan et details, Chateau d Alep, 1843. Creator
59. Plan et details, Chateau d Alep, 1843. Plan and details, Citadel of Aleppo, Syria

Architectural fragment, Timurid period, ca. 1375-1400. Creator: Unknown
Architectural fragment, Timurid period, ca. 1375-1400

Self-Portrait, 1896. Creator: Louis Michel Eilshemius
Self-Portrait, 1896

Encounter of the Moorish Horsemen (Rencontre de Cavaliers Maures), 1834

Ewer with Lamp-Shaped Spout, Iran, late 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Ewer with Lamp-Shaped Spout, Iran, late 12th century. Arabic inscriptions of good wishes to the owner

Tombstone in the Form of an Architectural Niche, Iran, dated AH 753 / AD 1352
Tombstone in the Form of an Architectural Niche, Iran, dated A.H. 753/A.D. 1352. Kufic inscriptions include the profession of faith known as the Shahada and passages from the Qur an

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