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10 mars 2009

Jug Inscribed with a Omar Khayyam's Love Poem Discovered in Excavations of the Israel Antiquities Authority

The jug inscribed with a Persian love poem. Photo: Clara Amit JERUSALEM.- A fragment of a pottery vessel of Persian provenance that dates to the Middle Ages (12th-13th centuries CE) was discovered in an archaeological excavation directed by Dr. Rina Avner,...

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Tags: Persia, Turquoise-Glazed, 12th-13th centuries, Omar Khayyam, jug

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5 mars 2009

An Ottoman voided silk velvet and metal thread çatma panel, Bursa or Istanbul, Turkey

An Ottoman voided silk velvet and metal thread çatma panel, Bursa or Istanbul, Turkey, late 16th/early 17th century the rich crimson voided silk velvet ground with an overall repeating pattern of offset rows of silver coloured crescent medallions, each...

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Tags: Turkey, Ottoman, Bursa, Istanbul, late 16thearly 17th century, metal thread, silk velvet, çatma

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5 mars 2009

A fine and rare Ottoman carved rosewood and ivory star panel, Turkey, Circa 1500

A fine and rare Ottoman carved rosewood and ivory star panel, Turkey, Circa 1500 of ten-pointed design carved with a stylised flowerhead made up of alternating fleurs-de-lis and entwining foliate motifs, with an outer border of thin ivory fillets set...

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Tags: Ivory, 1500, Turkey, Ottoman, rosewood, star panel

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5 mars 2009

A rare monumental Iznik calligraphic tile, Turkey, Circa 1565

A rare monumental Iznik calligraphic tile, Turkey, Circa 1565 of rectangular form, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, turquoise and relief red, outlined in black, with a lobed cartouche containing calligraphic inscription adorned with foliate motifs...

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Tags: 1565, Iznik, Turkey, calligraphic tile

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5 mars 2009

A Safavid blue and white dish, Persia, Circa 1500

A Safavid blue and white dish, Persia, Circa 1500 of rounded form, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue against a clean white with a large central medallion enclosing a hare set under a curving tree, the cavetto depicting floral sprays, with a wave-like...

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Tags: Blue and White, Persia, Safavid, 1500

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4 mars 2009

Inaugural Sale of Arts of the Islamic World @ Sotheby's in Doha

A Safavid voided silk velvet, metal thread strip and bouclé figural panel, Persia Estimated $250,000 – 350,000. Photo: Courtesy Sotheby's LONDON.- Sotheby’s first ever Arts of the Islamic World auction in the Middle East, which takes place on March 19th...

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Tags: 18th century, 9th-10th century, Egypt, Mamluk, Morocco, Persia, Qur'an, Safavid, Syria, late 13th or early 14th century

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