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Gold Bracelet, Islamic, possibly Fatimid Syria, 10th-13th Century A.D.

Gold Bracelet, Islamic, possibly Fatimid Syria, 10th-13th Century A.D., Gold, D: 6.8cm, H: 6.8cm © David Aaron This Islamic bracelet has an unusual, simple beauty. It exemplifies early Islamic taste for gold, and for the aniconic relationship between...

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Tags: Islamic, Gold bracelet, 10th-13th Century A.D., possibly Fatimid Syria

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23 février 2015

A rare 'Longquan' celadon 'Kinuta' mallet vase, Southern Song dynasty

A rare 'Longquan' celadon 'Kinuta' mallet vase, Southern Song dynasty. Estimate 500,000 — 800,000 USD . Photo Sotheby's. well-potted with a cylindrical body rising from a low footrim to a canted shoulder sweeping up to a tall gently tapering neck applied...

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Tags: glass vase, Islamic, Yuan dynasty, Southern Song Dynasty, 'Longquan' celadon, Gold cup, 'Kinuta' mallet vase, circa 1018

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30 décembre 2013

A rare ancient Islamic gold dinar coin, dating to approximately the 7th - 11th Century

A rare ancient Islamic gold dinar coin, dating to approximately the 7th - 11th Century. Coins such as this were traded widely during the latter half of the first millennium. The Dinar contains profuse Arabic text arranged horizontally and circumferentially....

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Tags: gold, Islamic, 7th - 11th Century, dinar coin

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7 janvier 2012

'Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts' @ MFAH

India, Shah Jahan Receives the Persian Ambassador, Muhammad 'Ali Beg, folio from the Windsor Padshahnama, c. 1633, ink, colors, and gold on paper, the Royal Collection, Windsor. Royal Collection © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Houston. The Museum of...

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Tags: India, Turkey, Islamic, Syria, Egypt, Mosque Lamp, MFA Houston, Robe of Honor

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21 octobre 2011

"Treasures of Islamic Manuscript Painting from the Morgan" @ The Morgan Library & Museum

A Vision of Muhammad Reading Rumi's Masnavi (Couplets) Baghdad, 1590s MS M.466, fol. 156. Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911. Photo: Graham S. Haber NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Morgan Library & Museum is internationally acclaimed for its collection of medieval...

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Tags: Islamic, Persia, Baghdad, The Morgan Library Museum, Shiraz, Muhammad Mu’min

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17 juin 2011

History Written With A Sword Early Gem-Set Saber To Highlight June Arms & Armor Auction

An historic gem-set and gilt silver-mounted Islamic saber attributed to Tipu Sultan and captured at the Siege of Seringapatam in 1799, probably Turkish, 17th century . Photo Bonhams At its Antique Arms & Armor sale on June 20, 2011 in San Francisco, Bonhams...

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Tags: 17th century, Islamic, Turkish, Tipu Sultan, saber

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5 juin 2011

'Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts' @ Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Shah Jahan Receives the Persian Ambassador, Muhammad Ali Beg. Folio from the Windsor Padshahnama, India, c. 1633. Ink, colors, and gold on paper. 12 5/8 x 8 5/8. The Royal Collection, Windsor. ©2011 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. LOS ANGELES, CA.- The...

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Tags: India, Venice, 16th century, 17th century, Turkey, Islamic, comb, cameo, Egypt. 11th century, Mosque Lamp

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29 janvier 2011

Kangxi Blue and White @ Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art

Blue and White ‘Bacchus’ Charger. China, Kangxi period (1662 – 1722). Courtesy Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art Diameter: 37,5 cm. Price on request Provenance: private collection, Belgium A rare large charger decorated with a Western mythological scene...

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Tags: blue and white, bottle vase, box and cover, Islamic, Kangxi period, "Bacchus’ Charger, Five Piece Garniture, Handled Cup With Cover

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6 juin 2010

Islamic gold Jewellery @ Bonhams, 9 Jun 2010. Knightsbridge

A group of Islamic gold Jewellery Items. photo Bonhams comprising; A garnet-set gold Ring, Greater Persia, 11th/ 12th Century, of stirrup-shape, the garnet inscribed in kufic; Three Seljuk Islamic gem-set gold Rings, Persia, 12th/ 13th Century, each with...

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Tags: turquoise, 15th century, Islamic, Seljuk, Persia, lapis lazuli, Timurid, 12th-13th century, Swivel

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11 mars 2010

Art of the Islamic and Indian World at Christie's in April

A Crusader Sword, probably 14th century, Italian or German with added Mamluk inscriptions. Estimate: £150,000 - £200,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010. LONDON.- A broad variety of works of art, paintings, manuscripts and an intricate and jewel-like...

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Tags: Christie's, Indian, Islamic, Crusader Sword, Thomas Daniell

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