![Muslim world decorative arts gallery at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany.](/t/D/DYMMV111.JPG) | ![Persian & Islamic gallery at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.](/t/USNYD/NYYM5111.JPG) | ![Grave stones from Muslim Palestine , Egypt c1500 & Pakistan at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany.](/t/D/DYMMV149.JPG) | ![Mosque prayer niche from Afghanistan at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany.](/t/D/DYMMV214.JPG) |
Muslim world decorative arts gallery at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany. | Persian & Islamic gallery at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY. | Grave stones from Muslim Palestine (891), Egypt c1500 & Pakistan (1914) at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany. | Mosque prayer niche (mid 20thC) from Afghanistan at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany. |
![Bedouin camel litter from Syria at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMQB057.JPG) | ![Universal Qibla Finder to determine direction to Mecca from Istanbul, Turkey on at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland.](/t/IE/IEDMCB31.JPG) | ![Collection of early Quran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG039.JPG) | ![Arabic text of Genealogy of the Prophet of God from Turkey at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland.](/t/IE/IEDMCB34.JPG) |
Bedouin camel litter (beginning 20thC) from Syria at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France. | Universal Qibla Finder to determine direction to Mecca (1738 CE or 1151 on Muslim calendar) from Istanbul, Turkey on at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Collection of early Quran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Arabic text of Genealogy of the Prophet of God (1594 CE or 1002 on Muslim calendar) from Turkey at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. |
![Arabic script in shape of Mevlevi Turban from Turkey at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland.](/t/IE/IEDMCB36.JPG) | ![Parchment leaf from Quran from North Africa at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG125.JPG) | ![Quran from Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG127.JPG) | ![Manuscript of Nigarestan by Ahmad b. Muhammad Ghaffari prob. from Shiraz, Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG131.JPG) |
Arabic script in shape of Mevlevi Turban (1529 CE or 936 on Muslim calendar) from Turkey at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Parchment leaf from Quran (9thC-10thC) from North Africa at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Quran (11thC) from Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Manuscript of Nigarestan by Ahmad b. Muhammad Ghaffari (copied 1572-3) prob. from Shiraz, Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. |
![Book of constellations by Al-Sufi from Isfahan, Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG133.JPG) | ![Worked leather bookbinding from Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG135.JPG) | ![Portrait of a Master of the Armory in court attire from Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG141.JPG) | ![Portrait of a Fathali Shah Qajar from Tehran, Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG143.JPG) |
Book of constellations (c1625-50) by Al-Sufi from Isfahan, Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Worked leather bookbinding (16thC) from Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Portrait of a Master of the Armory in court attire (early 18thC) from Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Portrait of a Fathali Shah Qajar (early 19thC) from Tehran, Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. |
![Karim Khan Zand with his Close Circle painting from Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG145.JPG) | ![Manuscript painting from Egypt or Syria by Ibn Zafar al-Siqili at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG147.JPG) | ![Portrait of Ottoman official from Istanbul, Turkey at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG311.JPG) | ![Alexander the Great in Tree Pavilion watercolor from India at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG451.JPG) |
Karim Khan Zand with his Close Circle painting (prob. 19thC) from Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Manuscript painting (c1330) from Egypt or Syria by Ibn Zafar al-Siqili at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Portrait of Ottoman official (c1650) from Istanbul, Turkey at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Alexander the Great in Tree Pavilion watercolor (prior to 1492) from India at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. |
![Young Men Carried Off by a mythical Simurgh watercolor from India at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG452.JPG) | ![Court of King Solomon watercolor from India at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG453.JPG) | ![Kamancheh Player watercolor from India at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG455.JPG) | ![Carved wooden archway from Arabic Spain at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG473.JPG) |
Young Men Carried Off by a mythical Simurgh watercolor (possibly c1325) from India at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Court of King Solomon watercolor (c1600) from India at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Kamancheh Player watercolor (17thC) from India at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Carved wooden archway (14thC) from Arabic Spain at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. |
![Carved wooden squinch panel from Arabic Spain at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG474.JPG) | ![Inlaid wooden box from Spain at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTAG481.JPG) | ![Inlaid Iranian desk presented by the Shah of Iran at Eisenhower Museum. Abilene, KS.](/t/USKS/KSAP581.JPG) | ![Inlaid letter box with Iranian Imperial Arms at Eisenhower Museum. Abilene, KS.](/t/USKS/KSAP582.JPG) |
Carved wooden squinch panel (14thC) from Arabic Spain at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Inlaid wooden box (16thC) from Spain at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Inlaid Iranian desk (1959) presented by the Shah of Iran at Eisenhower Museum. Abilene, KS. | Inlaid letter box with Iranian Imperial Arms at Eisenhower Museum. Abilene, KS. |
![Damascus Room with mother-of-pearl sofa & matching side chairs at Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, WV.](/t/USWV/WVHA141.JPG) | ![Inlaid cabinet in Damascus Room at Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, WV.](/t/USWV/WVHA144.JPG) | ![Carved walnut ceiling of Damascus Room at Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, WV.](/t/USWV/WVHA142.JPG) | ![Domed ceiling with geometric Islamic pattern from Alhambra Palace. Granada, Spain at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.](/t/DEB/DEBM1557.JPG) |
Damascus Room with mother-of-pearl sofa & matching side chairs (mid-19thC) at Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, WV. | Inlaid cabinet in Damascus Room at Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, WV. | Carved walnut ceiling of Damascus Room at Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, WV. | Domed ceiling with geometric Islamic pattern (early 14thC) from Alhambra Palace. Granada, Spain at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany. |
![Ivory frame with hunting & feasting scenes from Egypt at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.](/t/DEB/DEBM1525.JPG) | ![Corner detail of ivory frame with hunting & feasting scenes from Egypt at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.](/t/DEB/DEBM1526.JPG) | ![Corner detail of ivory frame with hunting & feasting scenes from Egypt at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.](/t/DEB/DEBM1527.JPG) | ![Corner detail of ivory frame with hunting & feasting scenes from Egypt at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.](/t/DEB/DEBM1528.JPG) |
Ivory frame with hunting & feasting scenes (11th-12thC) from Egypt at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Corner detail of ivory frame with hunting & feasting scenes (11th-12thC) from Egypt at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Corner detail of ivory frame with hunting & feasting scenes (11th-12thC) from Egypt at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Corner detail of ivory frame with hunting & feasting scenes (11th-12thC) from Egypt at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany. |
![Corner detail of ivory frame with hunting & feasting scenes from Egypt at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.](/t/DEB/DEBM1529.JPG) |
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Corner detail of ivory frame with hunting & feasting scenes (11th-12thC) from Egypt at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany. |
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