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Dallas Museum of Art is the exclusive venue outside of Europe of exhibition of Islamic art and culture

Inkwell, ca 1275 AD. Al Jazira or West Persia. Copper alloy, gold, silver, and lead. Height: 5.9 cm. Furusiyya Art Foundation, Liechtenstein. Photo © Noel Adams DALLAS, TX.- From March 30 through June 29, 2014, the Dallas Museum of Art will host Nur:...

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Tags: 19th century, blue and white, inkwell, rock cristal, Spain, Iran, 13th Century, Egypt, Kashan, Qur'an, 11th-century, 9th - 10th century, Al Jazira, Anatomical illustration, Ourense, Tunisia, West Persia, Window Panel, ca 1275, chess pieces

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30 mars 2014

An abundance of riches from the Islamic & Indian worlds at Christie's London

LONDON .- An abundance of riches from the Islamic and Indian worlds will transform Christie’s two London salerooms during Islamic Art Week from 8-11 April. The sale on 8 April 2014 of Oriental Rugs & Carpets will feature property from a number of exceptional...

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Tags: Mughal, Egypt, Ottoman Turkey, Iznik pottery, Haldili, second half 16th century, The Dirksen Cairene Carpet

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29 mars 2014

Sotheby's announces Arts of the Islamic World: Rare and precious works of art spanning 1000 years

Lot 87. A magnificent Qajar royal portrait of Fath ‘Ali Shah attended by a prince attributed to Mihr ‘Ali, Persia, circa 1820, Estimate: £1,500,000-2,500,000. Lot sold £ 2,994,500 . Photo: Sotheby's. LONDON.- On 9th April 2014 Sotheby’s Arts of the Islamic...

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Tags: ottoman, 11th century, rock crystal, Persia, Fatimid, Egypt, circa 1820, royal portrait, Valencia, Qajar Dynasty, 1881, Hispano-Moresque, lustre pottery, spread eagle, Manises, circa 1435-60, Fath ‘Ali Shah, chess piece, Abdulaziz Husni, Arabian Peninsula

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17 mars 2014

Head of a block statue, Egypt, Thebes, New Kingdom, XVIIIth Dynasty, Reign of Amenhotep II, circa 1428-1397 BC

Head of a block statue, Egypt, Thebes, New Kingdom, XVIIIth Dynasty, Reign of Amenhotep II, circa 1428-1397 BC. Photo courtesy Axel Vervoordt Granodiorite; 25 x 26 cm Provenance: Evelyn Annenberg Hall collection, New York; C. Dikran Kelekian, Ancient...

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Tags: New Kingdom, Egypt, granodiorite, Amenhotep II, Thebes, XVIIIth Dynasty, circa 1428-1397 BC

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15 mars 2014

Geometrical panel, Egypt, Circa 1880

Geometrical panel, Egypt, Circa 1880. Photo courtesy Alexis Renard. This interesting panel has a geometric design based on a star from where nine petals are radiating. This kind of geometrical design is generally using, 8, or 10 petals radiating from...

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Tags: Circa 1880, Egypt, Geometrical panel

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5 février 2014

Dallas Museum of Art to receive one of world's largest Islamic art collections: The Keir Collection

A 10th-century rock crystal ewer from Egypt. The Keir Collection of Islamic Art via Dallas Museum of Art. DALLAS, TX.- The Dallas Museum of Art announced today that it will receive a long-term loan of one of the world’s largest private holdings of Islamic...

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Tags: ewer, 10th century, rock crystal, safavid, late 15th Century, 13th Century, Persian, Egypt, Miniature, Tabriz, Tile, The Keir Collection, Textile fragment. Persia, c. 1600

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29 décembre 2013

Superb Mnaieion, Ex-Millennia Collection

Superb Mnaieion, Ex-Millennia Collection. Photo courtesy Heritage Auctions PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Ptolemy VI - VIII (180-117 BC). AV mnaieion (28mm, 27.86 gm, 12h). Alexandria, ca. 170-116 BC. Veiled head of the deified Arsinoë II with ram's horn, wearing diademed...

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Tags: Egypt, Ptolemaic, Alexandria, Mnaieion, Ptolemy VI - VIII, ca. 170-116 BC

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17 décembre 2013

'Court and Craft: A Masterpiece from Northern Iraq' at The Courtauld Gallery, London

Bag, Mosul, northern Iraq, 1300-1330. Brass, inlaid with gold and silver. Height: 15.2 cm; width: 22 cm; depth: 13.5 cm © The Courtauld Gallery, London This exhibition explores one of the most rare and beautiful objects in the collection of The Courtauld...

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Tags: Mamluk, Mosul, Syria, Iran, Egypt, Baghdad, Iraq, Tabriz, Qur’an, 11-14th century, 1310, 1319-1335, Blacas Ewer, Spherical incense burner, early 14th century