Arts of the Islamic World & India

Arts of the Islamic World & India

Arts of the Islamic World & India

Arts of the Islamic World & India

21 October - 23 October 2024 • London

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An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Yaqut Raqam Khan, known as 'Arif Muhammad, India, Mughal, 18th century, with lacquer binding signed by 'Ali Ashraf, dated 1159 AH/1746-47 AD

101 An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Yaqut Raqam Khan, known as 'Arif Muhammad, India, Mughal, 18th century, with lacquer binding signed by 'Ali Ashraf, dated 1159 AH/1746-47 AD

Shaykh Muslih al-Din Sa'di (d.1291-92), Gulistan, Persia, Safavid, dated 926 AH/1520 AD

102 Shaykh Muslih al-Din Sa'di (d.1291-92), Gulistan, Persia, Safavid, dated 926 AH/1520 AD

An illuminated Qur’an, Persia, Qajar, first half 19th century

103 An illuminated Qur’an, Persia, Qajar, first half 19th century

A large illuminated Qur’an, India, 19th century

104 A large illuminated Qur’an, India, 19th century

An illuminated Qur'an, commissioned for Muhammad Mahdi Beg, copied by Ibn Muhammad Taqi Kazim al-Shirazi, Persia, Qajar, dated 5 Ramadan 1219 AH/7 December 1804 AD

105 An illuminated Qur'an, commissioned for Muhammad Mahdi Beg, copied by Ibn Muhammad Taqi Kazim al-Shirazi, Persia, Qajar, dated 5 Ramadan 1219 AH/7 December 1804 AD

An illuminated Qur’an, copied by Muhammad 'Ali ibn Muhammad Sadiq al-Isfahani, Persia, Qajar, dated 1227 AH/1812-13 AD

106 An illuminated Qur’an, copied by Muhammad 'Ali ibn Muhammad Sadiq al-Isfahani, Persia, Qajar, dated 1227 AH/1812-13 AD

An illuminated compilation of prayers, incantations and pious odes, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1138-39 AH/1725-27 AD

107 An illuminated compilation of prayers, incantations and pious odes, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1138-39 AH/1725-27 AD

A set of eight calligraphic metal roundels, Turkey, Ottoman, 19th century

108 A set of eight calligraphic metal roundels, Turkey, Ottoman, 19th century

An illuminated Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, North Africa or Near East, 10th century

109 An illuminated Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, North Africa or Near East, 10th century

An illuminated Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, North Africa or Near East, 9th century

110 An illuminated Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, North Africa or Near East, 9th century

A large green-glazed pottery storage jar (tinaja), Spain or North Africa, Almohad, second half 12th/first half 13th century

111 A large green-glazed pottery storage jar (tinaja), Spain or North Africa, Almohad, second half 12th/first half 13th century

An illuminated Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, North Africa or Near East, 10th century

112 An illuminated Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, North Africa or Near East, 10th century

Abu Sa'id 'Abd al-Salam ibn Said ibn Habib al-Tanukhi  (d. 855 AD), A section from Kitab al-Mudawwanah al-Kubra, on Islamic jurisprudence, North Africa or Spain, dated 20 Rajab 512 AH/12 November 1118 AD

113 Abu Sa'id 'Abd al-Salam ibn Said ibn Habib al-Tanukhi (d. 855 AD), A section from Kitab al-Mudawwanah al-Kubra, on Islamic jurisprudence, North Africa or Spain, dated 20 Rajab 512 AH/12 November 1118 AD

A post-Nasrid bone-inlaid wood casket, Spain, 16th century

114 A post-Nasrid bone-inlaid wood casket, Spain, 16th century

A post-Nasrid inlaid wooden chest, Spain, 16th century

115 A post-Nasrid inlaid wooden chest, Spain, 16th century

A large illuminated volume from an eight-volume Qur'an in Maghribi script on paper, Spain or North Africa, 15th century

116 A large illuminated volume from an eight-volume Qur'an in Maghribi script on paper, Spain or North Africa, 15th century

A double-sided illustrated leaf from Khawass al-ashjar (De Materia Medica) by Dioscorides, Mesopotamia, Iraq, 13th century

117 A double-sided illustrated leaf from Khawass al-ashjar (De Materia Medica) by Dioscorides, Mesopotamia, Iraq, 13th century

A silver and copper-inlaid brass inkwell, greater Khurasan, 13th century

118 A silver and copper-inlaid brass inkwell, greater Khurasan, 13th century

A Tulunid carved wood panel, Egypt, 9th century

119 A Tulunid carved wood panel, Egypt, 9th century

An Umayyad bronze ewer, Egypt, circa 8th century

120 An Umayyad bronze ewer, Egypt, circa 8th century

An Umayyad or Abbasid bronze ewer with carved decoration, Iraq or Persia, 8th/9th century

121 An Umayyad or Abbasid bronze ewer with carved decoration, Iraq or Persia, 8th/9th century

An Umayyad bronze buck, signed by Abdallah ibn Thabit, made for Ubaydallah ibn Jabir, probably Iraq, 8th century

122 An Umayyad bronze buck, signed by Abdallah ibn Thabit, made for Ubaydallah ibn Jabir, probably Iraq, 8th century

A group of twelve Abbasid lustre pottery dishes, Iraq, 9th/10th century

123 A group of twelve Abbasid lustre pottery dishes, Iraq, 9th/10th century

Abu Muhammad Makki ibn Abi Talib al-Qaysi al-Qayrawani al-Andalusi al-Qurtubi, al-kashf 'an wujuh al-qira'at al-sab' wa 'ilaliha wa hijajiha ('Unveiling the Aspects of the Seven Recitations'), Near East, circa 1100 AD

124 Abu Muhammad Makki ibn Abi Talib al-Qaysi al-Qayrawani al-Andalusi al-Qurtubi, al-kashf 'an wujuh al-qira'at al-sab' wa 'ilaliha wa hijajiha ('Unveiling the Aspects of the Seven Recitations'), Near East, circa 1100 AD

Abu 'Amr Uthman ibn Sa'id ibn 'Umar al-Umawi al-Dani (d.1053 AD), al-Taysir fi al-Qira'at al-Sab' ('The Facilitation of the Seven Readings'), Near East, dated 683 AH/1284-5 AD

125 Abu 'Amr Uthman ibn Sa'id ibn 'Umar al-Umawi al-Dani (d.1053 AD), al-Taysir fi al-Qira'at al-Sab' ('The Facilitation of the Seven Readings'), Near East, dated 683 AH/1284-5 AD

A large Mamluk brass candlestick, made for Sayf al-Din Hatim Dawadar, Egypt, circa 1500

126 A large Mamluk brass candlestick, made for Sayf al-Din Hatim Dawadar, Egypt, circa 1500

A pair of monumental carved hardwood and bone-inlaid doors, probably Egypt, 19th century or earlier

127 A pair of monumental carved hardwood and bone-inlaid doors, probably Egypt, 19th century or earlier

A Qur'an, Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria or Chad, second half 19th century

128 A Qur'an, Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria or Chad, second half 19th century

A gilded and silver-mounted sword (kaskara) of Sultan 'Ali Dinar, Sudan, dated 1326 AH/ 1908-09 AD

129 A gilded and silver-mounted sword (kaskara) of Sultan 'Ali Dinar, Sudan, dated 1326 AH/ 1908-09 AD

A Khurasan bronze medical box, Persia, 13th century

130 A Khurasan bronze medical box, Persia, 13th century

Jamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Ahmed ibn Hibattullah ibn Abi Jarada (d.694 AH/1294 AD), Tajrid Musadarat al-Mu’attiyat and Tajrid Musadarat al-Manazir, Commentaries on Euclid's Book of Data and Book of Optics, Near East, circa 1300

131 Jamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Ahmed ibn Hibattullah ibn Abi Jarada (d.694 AH/1294 AD), Tajrid Musadarat al-Mu’attiyat and Tajrid Musadarat al-Manazir, Commentaries on Euclid's Book of Data and Book of Optics, Near East, circa 1300

A Khurasan bronze horse-form incense burner, Persia, 12th century

132 A Khurasan bronze horse-form incense burner, Persia, 12th century

A Khurasan bronze feline-form incense burner, Persia, 12th century

133 A Khurasan bronze feline-form incense burner, Persia, 12th century

A rare and important Kashan turquoise glazed pottery pitcher, Persia, circa 1200

134 A rare and important Kashan turquoise glazed pottery pitcher, Persia, circa 1200

A Khurasan carpet fragment, North East Persia, 17th century

135 A Khurasan carpet fragment, North East Persia, 17th century

A large Isfahan carpet fragment, central Persia, mid-17th century

136 A large Isfahan carpet fragment, central Persia, mid-17th century

An Isfahan carpet fragment, central Persia, early 17th century

137 An Isfahan carpet fragment, central Persia, early 17th century

A painted cotton qanat (tent panel) fragment, north India, possibly Jaipur, 18th century

139 A painted cotton qanat (tent panel) fragment, north India, possibly Jaipur, 18th century

A view of Mecca, India, Gujarat, Kutch, last quarter 18th century

140 A view of Mecca, India, Gujarat, Kutch, last quarter 18th century

An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Kamal al-Din Husayn Gazurgahi's Majalis al-'Ushshaq: a dervish takes Ibrahim ibn Adham's son to his father at the Ka'ba, Persia, Shiraz, Safavid, circa 1570

141 An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Kamal al-Din Husayn Gazurgahi's Majalis al-'Ushshaq: a dervish takes Ibrahim ibn Adham's son to his father at the Ka'ba, Persia, Shiraz, Safavid, circa 1570

An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Yaq'ut al-Musta'simi, Iraq, Baghdad, dated 674 AH/1275-76 AD

142 An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Yaq'ut al-Musta'simi, Iraq, Baghdad, dated 674 AH/1275-76 AD

An illuminated miniature Qur'an, copied by Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, Near East, Provincial Ottoman, dated 965 AH/1557-58 AD

143 An illuminated miniature Qur'an, copied by Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, Near East, Provincial Ottoman, dated 965 AH/1557-58 AD

The ninety-nine names of God, Persia or Turkey, Ottoman or Safavid, 16th century

144 The ninety-nine names of God, Persia or Turkey, Ottoman or Safavid, 16th century

A large illuminated Qur'an juz' (IV), Persia, Safavid, early 16th century

145 A large illuminated Qur'an juz' (IV), Persia, Safavid, early 16th century

A drawing of two wolves, style of Muhammad Siyah Qalam, probably Tabriz late 15th century

146 A drawing of two wolves, style of Muhammad Siyah Qalam, probably Tabriz late 15th century

Shaykh Muslih al-Din Sa'di (d.1291-92), Kulliyat (Collected Works), copied by 'Inayatullah Shirazi, India, Mughal, dated 978 AH/1570-71 AD

147 Shaykh Muslih al-Din Sa'di (d.1291-92), Kulliyat (Collected Works), copied by 'Inayatullah Shirazi, India, Mughal, dated 978 AH/1570-71 AD

A large illuminated Qur'an, copied by 'Abdullah ibn Hafiz Muhammad Shirazi, Persia, Shiraz, Safavid, dated 20 Ramadan 933 AH/29 June 1527 AD

148 A large illuminated Qur'an, copied by 'Abdullah ibn Hafiz Muhammad Shirazi, Persia, Shiraz, Safavid, dated 20 Ramadan 933 AH/29 June 1527 AD

An illuminated collection of surahs, Persia, Qajar, early 19th century

149 An illuminated collection of surahs, Persia, Qajar, early 19th century