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| Partially gilded silver earrings in form of quail (7thC) from Iran at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Partially gilded silver vase with cranes between palm fronds (7th-8thC) from Iran at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Partially gilded silver plate with griffin (7th-8thC) from Iran at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Cast bronze water can on three leg (8thC) from Iran at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany. |
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| Bronze oil lamp stand (9th-10thC) from Arabic Spain at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Bronze Incense burner in shape of bird (8thC) from Iran at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Gold Buyid ewer (10thC) from Iran at Smithsonian Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Washington, DC. | Egyptian rock crystal & gold flask (9th-10thC) & Syrian gold armlet (11thC) at Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, DC. |
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| Bronze Incense device in shape of camel (11th-12thC) from Iran at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Eastern Iranian bronze inlaid with copper incense burner in shape of bird (11thC) at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Copper alloy incense burner in shape of bird (12th-13thC) from Iran at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY. | Bronze inkwells (late12thC & early 13thC) from Khorasan, Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. |
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| Inlaid brass candlestick (late13thC - early 14thC) from western Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Persian brass candlestick with lions (late 12thC) at Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, DC. | Detail of Persian brass candlestick with lions (late 12thC) at Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, DC. | Brass candlestick (early 14thC) made for an amir of al-Malik an-Nasir of Egypt at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. |
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| Brass basin stand (early 14thC) made for an amir of al-Malik an-Nasir of Egypt at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Iraqi brass & silver canteen (mid 13thC) at Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, DC. | Muslim brass-silver serving platter (early 13thC) from Iraq at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany. | Bronze astrolabe (14thC) from Arabic Spain at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. |
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| Muslim engraved brass basin (1st half 14thC) from Syria or Egypt at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany. | Engraved brass beggar's bowl (Kashkul) (late16thC) from Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Muslim engraved brass basin (17thC-18thC) from Iran at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany. | Muslim engraved bettelnut bowl (19thC) from Iran at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany. |
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| Astrolabe & metal tympana plates (mid 18thC) from Iran at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Bronze, silver & enamel Persian shield (c1760) at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX. | Forged steel overlaid with gold Rondache & helmet (first half 19thC) from Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Muslim engraved brass mosque lamp (18thC-19thC) from Syria at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany. |
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| Iron mythical harpy statue (19thC) from Iran at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany. | Two gold & diamond knives (20thC) from Saudi Arabia at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX. | Brass dish inlaid with copper & silver (late 19thC) from Cairo, Egypt at Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, WV. | Silver & glass pectoral ornament (late 19thC) from Teke, Turkoman at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY. |
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| Muslim metal finial in shape of hand with calligraphy (early 20thC) from Karachi, Pakistan at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany. | Iranian gold coin (19thC) at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON. | Silver & gold coffee & tea service given by Shah of Iran at Eisenhower Museum. Abilene, KS. |
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