Islam Collection (page 9)

General view of the Shakh-i Zindeh mosque (evening photo), Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915
General view of the Shakh-i Zindeh mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Pamir Mountains provide a dramatic backdrop for an evening view of the Shakh-i Zindeh Mosque in Samarkand

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

Duan-Beggi Medrese (in Labikhauz), Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Duan-Beggi Medrese (in Labikhauz), Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915. Possibly a view of the Nadir Devanbegi Madrasah. Note stork's nest

Palace - another façade, Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Palace - another facade, Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915. The construction of Shirbudun Palace began around 1870. It combines architectural features from Europe and Iran

Entrance into the Emir's palace in Old Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Entrance into the Emir's palace in Old Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

In the country palace of the Bukhara Emir, Bukhara, c1911. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
In the country palace of the Bukhara Emir, Bukhara, c1911. The construction of Shirbudun Palace began around 1870. It combines architectural features from Europe and Iran

Emir Shir-Budun's palace, Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Emir Shir-Budun's palace in a country grove, Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915. The construction of Shirbudun Palace began around 1870

Main entrance into Shakh-i Zindeh mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Men seated on steps under archway at the Shah-i-Zinda necropolis

At the entrance to Shakh-i Zindeh, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
At the entrance to Shakh-i Zindeh, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Men seated an standing under archway. In album: Views in Central Asia, Russian Empire, LOT 10338, no. 56

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

Turkish baths in Jermyn-street: the hararah, or hot-chamber, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Turkish baths in Jermyn-street, [London]: the hararah, or hot-chamber, 1862....from the designs and under the professional superintendence of Mr. J

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

Entrance into Namazga mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Entrance into Namazga mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

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

Yusuf Hamadani mosque and mausoleum, ancient Merv, Turkmenistan, between 1905 and 1915. Mary, formerly named Merv, Meru and Alexandria Margiana, is a city on an oasis in the Karakum Desert

On the Registan, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
On the Registan, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Men and boys posed on steps of mosque (?). Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Water pipe, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Water pipe, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Man seated with water pipe, next to an ornate wall. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Cossacks Escorting the Taranchi into Russian Territory During the Occupation of the Ili...19th cent Creator
Painting of Cossacks Escorting the Taranchi into Russian Territory During the Occupation of the Ili Valley in 1881-1882, 19th century

Prince Picnicking with Female Attendants, 18th century or later. Creator: Unknown
Prince Picnicking with Female Attendants, 18th century or later

Tile, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Tile, 19th century

Miniature Depicting Prophet, 17th century or later. Creator: Unknown
Miniature Depicting Prophet, 17th century or later

Miniature Depicting Prophet, 17th century or later. Creator: Unknown
Miniature Depicting Prophet, 17th century or later

Tile (image 2 of 2), 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Tile (image 2 of 2), 17th century

Tomb on the mountain in Shakh-i Zindeh, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Tomb on the mountain in Shakh-i Zindeh, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Man seated next to an ornate mausoleum. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

A Seated Angel (Peri), Mounted on an album leaf (image 3 of 4), between c1610 and c1625. Creator: Unknown
A Seated Angel (Peri), Mounted on an album leaf (image 3 of 4), between c1610 and c1625

Découpé Flowers and Birds Around a Découpé Tree with Feathery Branches, Late 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Decoupe Flowers and Birds Around a Decoupe Tree with Feathery Branches, Late 16th century

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

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

Begging Dervish in a Sheepskin Mantle, Second quarter of 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Begging Dervish in a Sheepskin Mantle, Second quarter of 17th century

Attack of the People of Hams (recto), Calligraphy (verso), Folio from a Tarikh-i Alfi, c1594. Creator: Unknown
Attack of the People of Hams (recto), Calligraphy (verso), Folio from a Tarikh-i Alfi, c1594

The Prince of Wales Visit to Egypt: Alexandria - from a drawing by Frank Dillon, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales Visit to Egypt: Alexandria - from a drawing by Frank Dillon, 1862. The future King Edward VII in Africa

"A Departure from Palmyra", by Carl Haag, in the exhibition of the Society of Painters... 1862
"A Departure from Palmyra", by Carl Haag, in the exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, 1862. We have rarely seen a drawing so small as that we have engraved so full of

Irkutsk: Muslim Mosque, 1904-1914. Creator: Unknown
Irkutsk: Muslim Mosque, 1904-1914. National Library of Russia

Three-quarters length portrait of a mullah(?), facing left, between 1870 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Three-quarters length portrait of a mullah(?), facing left, between 1870 and 1886. Written on verso: Match - a wedding match

Turkish baths in Jermyn-street: the meshlakh, or cooling-room 1862. Creator: Unknown
Turkish baths in Jermyn-street, [London]: the meshlakh, or cooling-room 1862....from the designs and under the professional superintendence of Mr. J. Somers Clarke

Indian marble inlay, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Indian marble inlay, (1898). Figs 1 to 9: Marble marquetry from the mausoleums of the Shah Jehan and the Begum Mumtaz-i-Mahal...It is to the [17th century] that the marble-marquetries from the Mogul

Plan of the Alhambra Palace at Granada, 19th century, (1907). Creator: Unknown
Plan of the Alhambra Palace at Granada, 19th century, (1907). Ground plan of the palace and fortress complex at the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, which mainly dates from the 14th century

The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 1890. An Islamic shrine on Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, initially completed in 691-92 under orders of Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik

The Death of Roland at Roncesvalles, (778AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Death of Roland at Roncesvalles, (778AD), 1890. The Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778 was a Basque ambush of Charlemagnes army which resulted in the death of Roland who became iconic in medieval

The Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1895. The great marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan (1592-1666), Mughal emperor, for his wife Arjumand Banu Begam (d1631) called Mumtaz Mahal (Favourite of the Palace)

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

Mohammed Alim Khan, the last Emir of Bukhara, 1911. Artist: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Mohammed Alim Khan, the last Emir of Bukhara, 1911. The Emirate of Bukhara was established in 1785. Mohammed Alim Khan (1880-1944) claimed to be a direct descendant of Ghengis Khan

The Entry of Mehmet II into Constantinople, 1876. Artist: Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant
The Entry of Mehmet II into Constantinople, 1876. The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire since the 4th century AD, Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turkish army commanded by Sultan Mehmet II in

Islamic prayer Kilim, date unknown. Made of wool and originating in the Balkans or Turkey

Hat from Fruit of Islam uniform, 1950-1959. Creator: Unknown
The Fruit of Islam (FOI) is the security and disciplinary wing of the Nation of Islam, an African American movement and organisation, founded in 1930

Cap from Fruit of Islam uniform, ca. 1960. Creator: Unknown
Navy blue cap with black patent leather bill; Nation of Islam crescent moon and star present at front center. The Fruit of Islam (FOI) is the security and disciplinary wing of the Nation of Islam

Bowl with a Majlis Scene by a Pond, Iran, dated A. H. 582 / A. D. 1186. Creator: Abu Zayd
Bowl with a Majlis Scene by a Pond, Iran, dated A.H. 582/ A.D. 1186. Abu Zayd, a proficient poet, composed at least one of the love poems inscribed on this bowl

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