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Examples of Islamic Medieval Art

Sultan al-Ashraf Astrolabe 1291 A.D. 6 1/8" (15.6 cm) brass, engraved and pierced The Metropolitan Museum of Art,, Edward C. Moore Collection. The Edward C. Moore Collection (91.1.525a-h) Photograph &#copy;1980 The Metropolitan Museum of Art(ArtsEdNet)www.artsednet.getty.edu



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Happiness Bowl Leaf from a Qur'an manuscript Mihrab Mosque Lamp
Phoenix Tile The Elephant Clock Zodiac Bowl


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