PRE-ISLAMIC IRANIAN ART

PRE-ACHAEMENIAN PERIOD (c.4000-c.55O B.C.E.)

O 402 Painted Jar with Ibexes from Susa, Oriental Institute, Chicago.
        Compare: M 190, Hassuna, Arpachiyah, Ur, and Susa ceramics.
O 403 Bronze Finial from Luristan, Museum, Boston
        Compare: M 204, 208-209, Susa sculpture; M 218, Scythian ornament.

ACHAEMENIAN PERIOD (c.550-331 B.C.E.)

O 404 Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae
        Compare: G 52, G 58, Greek temple and treasury.
O 405 Relief: Darius and Xerxes Giving Audience, Treasury, Persepolis
O 406 Palace (Tachara) of Darius, Persepolis
O 407 Man-bull Capital from Triplon, detail, Persepolis
        Compare: G 27, M 18, Assyrian man-bull figures.
O 408 Great Eastern Stairway with Ten Thousand Immortals, Apadana (Audience Hall ), Persepolis
O 409 Relief: Syrian Tribute Bearers, Stairway, Apadana, Persepolis
O 410 Relief: Bactrian with Camel, Stairway, Apadana, Persepolis
O 411 Relief: Lion Attacking Bull, Stairway, Apadana, Persepolis
        Compare: M 14, Assyrian lion hunt relief.
O 412 West Portal, Gate of Xerxes, Persepolis
O 413 Rock Tomb of Xerxes with Relief of King Worshipping Ahura-Mazda before a Fire Altar,          Naqsh-i-Rustam Naqsh-i-Rustam
O 414 Double Bull Capital and Base from Apadana, Susa, Louvre, Paris
        Compare: O 4-5, Indian Maurya columns and capitals.
O 415 Gilded Silver Winged Ibex Handle, Staatliche Museum, Berlin
        Compare: A 9, Mycenaean rhyton; MA 6l, Greek bronze griffin.

SASANIAN PERIOD (226-642 C.E.)

O 416 Taq-i-Kisra (Palace), Ctesiphon
O 417 Rock Relief: Investiture of Ardashir I, Naqsh-i-Rustam
O 418 Rock Relief: Shapor I’s Triumph over Valerian, Naqsh-i-Rustam
        Compare: A 340, A 344, Roman reliefs; O 23, Kushan royal statues.
O 419 Rock Relief: Investiture_of Bahram I, Shapur
O 420 Rock Relief: Khusraw II Hunting Deer, Taq-i-Bustan
O 421 Pilaster Rock Relief with Acanthus Tree, Taq-i-Bustan
O 422 Silver Plate: Shapur II Hunting Lions, Hermitage, Leningrad
        Compare: K 216, Silver Missorium of Theodosius; MA 78, Bactrian.
O 423 Silver Plate: Tigress, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
O 424 Silver Plate: Khusraw II Hunting Deer, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
O 425 Silver Vase: Eagle Killing Fawn, Hermitage, Leningrad
O 426 Silks: Rooster and Monster, Vatican, Rome; Musée Decoratifs, Paris
        Compare: K 223, Coptic textile.

ISLAMIC ART

UMAYYAD CALIPHATE (661-750)

Architecture

O 427 Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhrah), Jerusalem
        Compare: MG 237, Church of Holy Sepulchre; G 102-106, Syrian.
O 428 Great Mosque Court with Sanctuary Façade, Damascus
O 429 Great Mosque Interior of Sanctuary, Damascus
        Compare: G llO-114, Hagia Sophia; MG 240, SS.Sergius & Bacchus.
O 430 Carved Facade Section of Mshatta Palace, Staatliche Museen, Berlin
        See: K 17, another section; O 554-556, Umayyad in Spain.
O 431 Plans of Desert Palaces, Mshatta; Khirbat al-Mafjar

Mosaics and Decorative Arts

O 432 Mosaics of Acanthus and Vase, Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
O 433 Mosaic of Town with Hippodrome, Great Mosque, Damascus
O 434 Mosaic of Mountain Village, Great Mosque, Damascus
        Compare: K 296, Constantinople imperial palace mosaic.
O 435 Carved Wooden Panels, al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem
O 436 Inlaid Bronze Ewer, Hermitage, Leningrad
O 437 Bronze Incense Burner of Bird-shape, Staatliche Museen, Berlin
        See: O 445, Umayyad fresco from Qusayr'Amrah.

EARLY ‘ABBASID CALIPHATE (750-c.900)

Architecture and Architectural Decoration

O 438 Malwiyah Minaret, Great Mosque of al-Mutawakkil, Samarra
O 439 Great Mosque Minaret, Courtyard, and Plan, Kairouan (Qayrawan)
O 440 Great Mosque Sanctuary with Minbar, (Pulpit), Kairouan
O 441 Courtyard, Minaret, and Arcades, Mosque of ibn-Tulun, Cairo
O 442 Stucco Dadoes from Samarra, Staatliche Museen, Berlin
O 443 Alabaster Capitals, de Lorey Collection, Paris;Metropolitan Museum, New York
O 444 Stucco Mihrab, Mosque of ibn-Tulun, Cairo

Painting and Decorative Arts

O 445 Frescoes of Nude from Qusayr 'Amrah; Huntress from Samarra (copy), Staatliche Museen,         Berlin;Jawsaq Palace, Samarra
O 446 Fresco of Dancers (copy), Jawsaq Palace, Sarnarra
O 447 Carved Wood Panel in Minbar, Great Mosque, Kairouan
O 448 Carved Wood Panel with Stylized Bird, Louvre, Paris
O 449 Slip Pottery Bowl Imitating Metalwork; Luster Platter, Brangwyn Collection,         London; Staatliche Museen, Berlin
O 450 Glazed Pottery Bowls with Blue-and-White Painted Decoration, de Lorey Collection,         Paris;Art Institute, Chicago
O 451 Luster Pottery: Polychrome Jar, Monochrome Plate, Art Institute, Chicago;Louvre, Paris
O 452 Silk with Confronted Lions, Vatican Library, Rome
O 453 Parchment Koran Page with Kufic, Freer Gallery, Washington D.C.

EARLY MEDIEVAL IRAN (c.900-c.1050)

O 454 Mausoleum of the Samanids, Bukhara
O 455 Tomb Tower of Qabus (Gunbad-i-Qabus), Khurasan, Gurgan
O 456 Silk of Abu-Mansur Bukhtakin with Elephants, Louvre, Paris
O 457 Slip-decorated Plate with Maxim in Kufic, Louvre, Paris

FATIMID CALIPHATE (969-1171)

O 458 Al-Aqmar Mosque Façade Niches, Cairo
O 459 Paintings on Ceiling, Palatine Chapel ,Palermo
        See: G 176, Chapel interior; K 168, transept mosaic.
O 460 Carved Rock Crystal Ewer, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
O 461 Bronze Griffin, Campo Santo, Florence
O 462 Carved Wood Panel with Horse-scroll, Musée Arabe, Cairo
O 463 Wood Mihrab from Mausoleum of Sayyidah Nafisah, Musée Arabe, Cairo
O 464 Carved Ivory Plaques of Entertainers, Bargello, Florence
O 465 Coronation Robe of Roger II, Schatzkariner, Vienna

SALJUG PERIOD (c.1050-c.1250)

Architecture and Architectural Decoration

O 466 Congregational Mosque (Masjid-i-Jum'a) Air View, Isfahan
O 467 Congregational Mosque Sanctuary Dome, Isfahan
O 468 Congregational Mosque Dome Chamber Squinch, Isfahan
O 469 Congregational Mosque Northwest Iwan, Isfahan
O 470 Soffits with Stucco Ornament, Congregational Mosque, Ardistan
O 471 Great Mosque Court from Minaret, Aleppo
O 472 Hospital Portal, Divrigi
O 473 Hospital Interior; Plan and Section of Hospital and Ulu Cami Mosque, Divrigi
O 474 Mosque of Sahib 'Ata Carved Recess, Konya
O 475 Injeh Minareli Madrasah with Minaret, Konya
O 476 Injeh Minareli Madrasah Decorated Portal, Konya
O 477 Haydariyah Mosque Stucco and Cut-tile Frieze, Kazvin
O 478 Minbar of Nur-al-Din, al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem
O 479 Ceramic Luster-Painted Mihrab from Kashan, Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Decorative Arts

O 480 Stucco Relief of Hawk Striking Goose, Museum, Boston
O 481 Bronze Lion-shaped Incense Burner, Louvre, Paris
O 482 Bronze Knocker with Dragons, Staatliche Museen, Berlin
O 483 Silk with Lions and Birds, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
O 484 Sgraffito Bowl with Lion; Lakabi Plate with Bird, Larcade Collection; Staatliche Museen,         Berlin
O 485 Rayy Luster Bowls with Winged Horse and Horseman, Metropolitan Museum, New York;         Brangwyn Collection
O 486 Rakka Bowl with Heron, Freer GaIlery, Washington D.C.
O 487 Bronze Inlaid Cauldron (Bobrinski), Hermitage, Leningrad
O 488 Brass Ewer with Silver Inlay, Morgan Library, New York
O 489 Silver Inlaid Scenes from Brass Ewer, British Museum, London
O 490 Kashan Reticulated Jug; Rayy Sgraffito Jug, Metropolitan Museum, New York;Art Institute,         Chicago
O 491 Kashan Bowls with Underglaze Painting, Metropolitan Museum, New York;Victoria & Albert         Museum, London
O 492 Kashan Luster Plate with Figures, Metropolitan Museum, New York
O 493 Minai Bowl with Prince, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
O 494 Carpets from Konya, Museum Turkish & Islamic Arts, Istanbul

Book Illumination and Painting

O 495 Koran Page in Persian Kufic, Staatliche Museen, Berlin
O 496 Shah-namah Paintings on Goblet, Freer Gallery, Washington D.C.
O 497 Dioscorides Ms., Physicians with Plant, Freer Gallery, Washington D.C.
O 498 Al-Hariri's Maqamat, Mosque Scene, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
O 499 Al-Hariri's Maqamat, Herding Camels, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
O 500 Al-Hariri's Maqamat, Pleading before a Judge, Academy, Leningrad

AYYUBID PERIOD IN EGYPT AND SYRIA (1171-1250)

O 501 Citadel, Aleppo
        See: O 471, Great Mosque, Aleppo.
O 502 Silver Inlaid Brass Basin, Freer Gallery, Washington D.C.
O 503 Al-Hariri's Maqamat, Pilgrims Listening to Abu-Zayd, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
        Compare: K 149, K 213, K 227, Byzantine manuscripts.
O 504 Kalilah wa-Dimnh Ms., Lion King, Bib1iothèque Nationale, Paris

SULTANATE PERIOD IN INDIA (c.1192-1398)

        See: 062-68, late Hindu art; 0589-600, later Mughal art.

O 505 Qutb Minar and Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque, Old Delhi
O 506 Brass Ewer of Goose Shape, Hermitage, Leningrad
        See: O 589, Mausoleum of Sher Shah, 1540.

MONGOL THROUGH TIMURID
IN IRAN, IRAQ, AND TURKESTAN (1258-1507)

Architecture and Architectural Decoration

O 507 Mosque of 'Au Shah Sanctuary Walls, Tabriz
O 508 Twin Minarets of a Hospice (Dar al-Diyafah), Isfahan
O 509 Stalactite Mosaic Dome of Vestibule, Masjid-i-Jami, Kerman
O 510 Sanctuary with Mosaics, Masjid-i-Jami, Yezd
O 511 Mausoleum of Tamerlane (Gur Emir), Samarkand
O 512 Shrine of Iman Reza (Rida), Old Court, Meshed (Mashhad)
O 513 Mausoleum of Oljeitu; Masjid-i-Jami, Sultaniya; Varamin
O 514 Kashan Luster-Painted Tiles and Relief Tile, Louvre, Paris

Decorative Arts and Book Illumination

O 515 Sultanabad Bowl with Deer, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C.
O 516 Knotted-Pile Animal Carpet, Staatliche Museen, Berlin
O 517 Page of Koran of Uljaytu, Library, Cairo
O 518 Al-Jaziri's Automaton, Candle Clock, Freer Gallery, Washington D.C.
O 519 Al-Hariri's Maqamat Frontispiece, Enthroned Prince, National Library, Vienna
O 520 Manafi al-Hayawan (Bestiary), Elephants, Morgan Library, New York
O 521 Manafi al-Hayawan, Adam and Eve, Morgan Library, New York
O 522 Manafi al-Hayawan, Serpent, Art Institute, Chicago
O 523 Rashid al-Din’s Jami al-Tanarikh, David, University Library, Edinburgh
O 524 Shah-namah, Funeral Heads, detail, Metropolitan Museum, New York
O 525 Shah-namah, Faridun Mourning, Sackler Gallery, Washington D.C.
O 526 Shah-namah, Ardashir Defeats Ardawan, Institute of Arts, Detroit
O 527 Shah-namah, Shah Zav_Enthroned, Sackler Gallery, Washington D.C.
O 528 Kalilah wa-Dimnah, Tortoise and Monkey-King, University Library, Istanbul
O 529 Shah-namah, Faramurz Slays Warazad, Library, Cairo
O 530 Khwaju Kirmani Ms., Duel, Junayd, British Library, London
O 531 Anthology, Khusraw Parwiz Fighting, Staatliche Museen, Berlin
O 532 Anthology, Khusraw Sees Shirin Bathing, Staatliche Museen, Berlin
O 533 Khwaju Kirmani Ms., Humay Meets Humayun in China, Musèe des Arts Decoratifs, Paris
O 534 Shah-namah, Tahminah Enters Rustam’s Chamber, Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA
O 535 Shah-namah, Gulnar Spies Ardashir, Gulistan Palace, Teheran
O 536 Kalilah wa-Dimnah, Lion and an Ass, Gulistan Palace, Teheran
O 537 Bustan Left Frontis., Sultan’s Revels, Bihzad, Library, Cairo
O 538 Bustan Right Frontis., Sultan’s Revels, Bihzad, Library, Cairo
O 539 Bustan, Darius and Herdsman, Bihzad, Library, Cairo

MAMLUK PERIOD IN EGYPT AND SYRIA (1250-1517)

Architecture and Architectural Decoration

O 540 Madrasah-Mausoleum of Amir Sunqur Sa’di, Squinch, Cairo
O 541 Madrasah-Mausoleum of Sultan Qala’un, Cairo
O 542 Madrasah-Mausoleum of Sultan Hasan, Exterior, Interior & Plan, Cairo
O 543 Madrasah-Mausoleum of Sultan Hasan, Court, Cairo
O 544 Madrasah-Mausoleum of Sultah Qa'it-bay, Cairo
O 545 Mausoleum of Sultan Qansawh al-Ghawri, Marble Interior, Cairo
O 546 Minarets of Mosque of al-Azhar, Cairo
O 547 Tombs of MamTuk Caliphs, North, Cemetery, Cairo
O 548 Carved Window Ornament, Madrasah of Sultan Baybars I, Cairo
O 549 Stone Grill, Madrasah of Salar & Sanjar al-Jawli, Cairo

Decorative Arts

        See: O 518-519, Mamliik book illustrations; O 502, metal basin.
O 550 Gilt-enamelled Glass Cup, Metropolitan Museum, New York
O 551 Enamelled Glass Flask with Riders; Mosque Lamp of Aydakin, Staatliche Museen ,Berlin;          Metropolitan Museum, New York
O 552 Enamelled Glass Flask of Yaman Sultan, Freer Gallery, Washington D.C.
O 553 Tooled and Gilded Bookbinding, Beatty Library, Dublin

UMAYYAD-NASRID PERIODS IN SPAIN (711-1492)

Architecture

O 554 Great Mosque Arcades before Mihrab of Hakam II, Cordova
        See: G 431, Interior; G 432, Mihrab; G 433, Dome.
O 555 Alhambra Court of the Lions (night view), Granada
        See: G 434, View of Alhambra; G 435, Court of Myrtles; G 436, Court of Lions; G 437, Hall of         Two Sisters.
O 556 Alcazar Court of the Maidens, Seville
        See: G 464, Seville Cathedral with Giralda Tower.

Decorative Arts

O 557 Ivory Box of al-Mughirah, Louvre, Paris
        Compare: K 235, Visigothic crowns; K 13-15, K 19-20, ivories.
O 558 Ivory Box of ‘Abd-al-Malik, detail, Cathedral, Pamplona
O 559 Large Alhambra Luster Vase, Museum, Palermo

SAFAVID PERIOD (1502-1737)

Architecture

O 560 Royal Square (Maydan-i-Shah) with Royal Mosque (Masjid-i-Shah) and Palace (‘Ala Qapu),         Isfahan
O 561 Mosque of Shaykh Lutfullah Exterior, Isfahan
O 562 Mosque of Shaykh Lutfullah Dome Interior, Isfahan
O 563 Royal Mosque (Masjid-i-Shah) Sanctuary Portal, Isfahan
O 564 Bridge of Allahverdi Khan, Isfahan

Decorative Arts

O 565 Ardebil Carpet, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
O 566 Chelsea Carpet, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
O 567 Medallion and Animal Carpet, Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris
O 568 Vase Carpet, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
O 569 Dragon Carpet, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
O 570 Brocaded Silk with Layla and Majnun, by Ghiyath, Museum, Boston
O 571 Brocaded Velvet with Flowers, Metropolitan Museum, New York

Book Illumination and Painting

O 572 Initial Page of an Anthology, Freer Gallery, Washington
O 573 Lady with Spray of Flowers, Fogg Museum, Cambridge
O 574 Nizami’s Khamsah, Marriage of Khusraw and Shirin, Metropolitan Museum, New York
O 575 Nizami’s Khamsah, Ascension of Muhammad, British Library, London
O 576 Shah-namah, Court of Geyermars, by Sultan Muhammad, Metropolitan Museum, New York
O 577 Sketch of Old Man and Youth, ex-Sarre Collection

OTTOMAN EMPIRE (c.1300-1922)

Architecture

O 578 Ulu Cami Exterior and Interior, Bursa
O 579 Mosque of Suleyman, Exterior and Interior, by Sinan, Istanbul
        Compare: G llO-113, Hagia Sophia; O 513, Sultaniya
O 580 Mosque of Selim II, Exterior and Interior by Sinan, Edirne
O 581 Mosque of Sultan Ahmad I Exterior, by Mehmed Agha, Istanbul
O 582 Mosque of Sultan Ahmad I Interior, by Mehmed Agha, Istanbul
O 583 Mosque of Nur-i-Uthmaniyah, Istanbul

Decorative Arts

O 584 Mamluk Geometric Carpet, Metropolitan Museum, New York
O 585 Small-Patterned Holbein Rug, City Art Museum, St. Louis
O 586 Floral Prayer Rug, Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore
O 587 Red-Ground Brocaded Velvets, Museum, Boston; Metropolitan Museum, New York
O 588 Isnik Underglaze Painted Plate and Jug, Museum, Boston;Victoria & Albert Museum, London

MUGHAL PERIOD IN INDIA (1526-1707)

Architecture

        See: O 505, Qutb Minar; O 62-66, O 619-624, late Hindu buildings.
O 589 Mausoleums of Sher Shah and Humayun, Sahsaram; Delhi
O 590 Panch Mahal and Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri
O 591 Mausoleums of Akbar and I’timad-ud-Daula, Sikandra; Agra
O 592 Taj Mahal, Mausoleum and Garden, Agra
O 593 Pearl Mosque, Exterior and Interior, Citadel, Agra
O 594 Red Fort, Delhi

Decorative Arts and Painting

O 595 Floral Carpet, Metropolitan Museum, New York
O 596 Dastan i-Amir Hamza, Alam Shan Closing Dam, Museum, Cleveland, Akbar-nama, Akbar         Crossing Bridge, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
        Compare: O 533-539, Timurid miniatures from Herat.
O 597 Inayat Khan Dying, sketch from life, Museum, Boston
O 598 Jahangir on Allegorical Throne, Freer Gallery, Washington D.C.
O 599 Prince Dara Shikuk and Son on Elephant, Staatliche Museum, Berlin
O 600 Shah Jahan Hunting Deer, Windsor Castle
        See: O 625-632, Rajput painting in India.