Arts of the Islamic World and India
17 April - 24 April 2024 • London
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1 A Qur'an leaf in gold Kufic script on vellum, Near East, 10th century
2 A large Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, North Africa or Near East, 9th/10th century
3 A Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum from the Mushaf al-Hadinah, The 'Nurse's Qur'an', copied by 'Ali al-Warraq, Kairouan, North Africa, 410 AH/1020 AD
4 A Fatimid carved marble finial, North Africa, 11th/12th century
6 A Nishapur calligraphic pottery bowl, Persia, 10th century
7 A monumental Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, Near East or North Africa, circa 850-950 AD
8 A Khurasan silver and copper-inlaid bronze ewer, North Eastern Persia, late 12th/early 13th century
9 An illuminated Qur’an section in Eastern Kufic script with commentary, Khurasan or Central Asia, Ghaznavid, late 11th/early 12th century
10 An illuminated Qur'an bifolium in eastern Kufic script on paper, Persia or Iraq, 11th/12th century
11 A Qur'an leaf in eastern Kufic script on paper, Persia, 11th/12th century
12 A large Khurasan bronze lampstand, Eastern Persia, 12th century
13 A small Nishapur calligraphic dish, Central Asia, 10th century
14 A large illuminated Qur'an leaf in muhaqqaq script on paper, Egypt, Mamluk, mid-14th century
15 A fragmentary Nishapur calligraphic pottery bowl, Persia, 10th century
16 A Qur'an bifolium in muhaqqaq script on paper, Anatolia or Central Asia, circa 1300-35
17 Two calligraphic Zilij pottery tiles, North Africa, 13th/14th century
18 An illuminated Qur'an leaf in Maghribi script on pink paper, North Africa or Andalusia, late 12th/early 13th century
19 A bifolium from the ‘Five Surahs’ manuscript, copied by Abu Muhammad Abd al-Qayyum ibn Muhammad ibn Karamshah Tabrizi, Persia or Mesopotamia, probably Baghdad, Jalayrid, circa 1370
20 A rare Ilkhanid carved stone roundel, Persia, 14th century
21 A large Kashan lustre pottery frieze tile Iran, circa 1300
22 A large Mamluk enamelled glass beaker, probably Syria, 14th century
24 A calligraphic carved wood beam, Persia, 15th century
25 An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Nizami’s Khamsa: Bahram Gur demonstrates his hunting prowess by shooting a lion and onager with one arrow, Persia, probably Shiraz, Timurid, circa 1430-40
26 An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi’s Shahnameh: Rustam killing the White Div, Persia, Shiraz, Safavid, circa 1560-80
27 An illuminated album page with calligraphy by Mir ‘Ali, Bukhara, circa 1530-45
28 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from the Shah Isma'il II manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh, ascribed to the artist Siyavush, Persia, Qazwin, Safavid, circa 1577
29 A portrait of a princely youth in a landscape, signed by (Muhammad) Mu'min, Persia, Safavid, Isfahan, circa 1650
30 An illuminated frontispiece from a manuscript of Qazi Nurallah Shushtari's Majalis al-Mu'minin, Persia, Safavid, 17th century
31 Two warriors in combat, Persia, Isfahan or Qazvin, Safavid, late 16th/early 17th century
32 An illuminated and illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Tarikh-i Jahangusha-yi Khaqan Sahibqiran: Badi' al-Zaman Mirza and Muzaffar Husayn Mirza Receive Muqi Beg and Shuja Beg in Herat, following the death of their father, Sultan-Husayn Mirza, attributable to Mu'in Musavvir, Persia, Isfahan, Safavid, circa 1686-90 AD
33 A monumental cut-steel processional standard ('alam), signed by Mir Taj al-Din, Persia, Safavid, dated 1122 AH/1710-11 AD
34 A Safavid silk sash, Persia, 17th/18th century
35 An important illuminated miniature Qur’an, copied by Ali ibn Abd al-Karim al-Samri al-Basri, India, Agra, Mughal, dated 982 AH/1574-1575 AD
36 An important illuminated album of nasta‘liq calligraphy by Mir Ali, Central Asia, Bukhara, dated 950 AH/1543 AD, with imperial Mughal library notes and inscriptions by the emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan
37 Christ nimbed in glory surrounded by disciples in a classical interior, India, Mughal or Deccan, mid-17th century; on a double-sided album page with calligraphy on the verso by the royal calligrapher Muhammad Husayn Zarin Qalam, Mughal, circa 1580-1600
38 A double-sided illustrated folio from the De Luynes Album: recto with a prince hawking, verso with a prince holding court, attributed to the artist Paras, India, Mughal, circa 1590-1600
39 A panoramic scroll with a view of the Red Fort at Agra, seen from the far side of the Yamuna river, India, circa 1800
40 A gathering of angels on a terrace, possibly an illustration of a Falnama subject, India, Deccan, Golconda or Bidar, early 18th century
41 Cornelis de Bruyn (d.1727 AD), A panoramic view of Isfahan, Amsterdam, circa 1718
42 A maiden resting in a landscape, Persia, Isfahan, Safavid, circa 1656-80
43 A youth in a white robe holding a wine flask and cup, Persia, Isfahan, Safavid, circa 1600-10, on a double-sided album leaf with calligraphy on the reverse by the Persian master Malik al-Daylami, Persia, mid-16th century
44 A group of eight calligraphic pottery tiles, Persia, Safavid, second half 17th century
45 A Safavid calligraphic cuerda seca pottery tile, Persia, 17th century
46 A rare Safavid silk tomb cover, Persia, dated 1110 AH/1698-99 AD
47 A small illuminated Qur'an, Persia, Qajar, late 19th century
48 Hafiz (d.1390), Diwan, copied by Rashid al-Din Bigdeli, Tehran, Persia, Qajar, dated Ramadan 1290 AH/October-November 1873 AD
49 A portrait of Mirza Husayn Khan Mu'taman al-Mulk, Persia, Qajar, early 20th century
50 A set of six Coalport plates made for Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar, England, dated 1290 AH/1873-74 AD