Islamic and Indian Art

Three lines in muhaqqaq script from a large Ilkhanid manuscript of the Qur'an Iraq, early 14th CenturyArabic manuscript on cream paper, consisting...

A large and finely illuminated frontispiece from a manuscript of the Qur'an Mamluk Egypt or Syria, 14th Centurythe left-hand frontispiece, ink, go...

Sultan Muhammad, known as La'li, Diwan, copied by Muhammad (Mehmed) Muhyi, and bearing the seal of Sultan Bayezid II (reg. 1481-1512) Ottoman Turk...

An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama depicting Rustam, his horse impaled in a pit of spikes, killing Shaghad Persia, perha...

A court scene in an interior, with a young prince being served wine by attendants Persia, probably Mashhad, late 16th Centurygouache and gold on p...

A large illuminated album page with verses from Sa'di's Bustan, written in nasta'liq script Persia, late 16th CenturyPersian manuscript on paper, ...

An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of the Barzu-nameh of Shams al-Din Muhammad Kawsaj, depicting Faramarz lassooing Barzu Persia, perhaps Qazwi...

A double-page, consisting of the first and last leaves from an illuminated manuscript of Persian poetry, with an attribution to, or possible signa...

A calligraphic album page copied for Abu'l Hasan Mirza, perhaps a grandson of Fath 'Ali Shah Persia, 19th CenturyPersian manuscript on paper, two ...

A calligraphic composition consisting of the bismallah in the form of a cockerel Deccan, or perhaps Persia, 17th Centurygouache and gold on paper ...

An illuminated Qur'an Afsharid Persia, mid-18th CenturyArabic and Persian manuscript on paper, 276 leaves, 15 lines to the page written in naskhi ...

A maiden, perhaps Shirin, kneeling and combing her hair by a stream in a landscape, attributed to the artist Abu'l Hasan Ghaffari al-Mustawfi Kash...

A youth reading a poem in a garden Qajar Persia, 19th Centurypen and ink with some watercolour on paper, laid down within the illuminated borders ...

Munajat Amir al-Mu'minin, prayers of the Imam 'Ali, an album of découpage calligraphy North India, 20th Centurydécoupage calligraphy in large nast...

Majnun brought to Layla's camp in chains by a beggar woman, after an illustration in Shah Tahmasp's manuscript of Nizami's Khamsa, by a follower o...

An Umayyad monochrome moulded pottery ewer Syria or Mesopotamia, 8th/ 9th Centuryof square form on four short feet with ridged neck surmounted by ...

A Samanid slip-painted calligraphic pottery bowl Persia, 10th Centuryof conical form on a short foot, decorated in manganese on a cream ground wit...

A Samanid slip-painted pottery bowl Nishapur or Samarkand, 10th/ 11th Centuryof conical form on a short foot, decorated in yellow and brown with a...

A Samanid slip-painted calligraphic pottery bowl Nishapur or Samarkand, 10th Centuryof conical form on a short foot, decorated in manganese on a c...

A Samanid slip-painted calligraphic pottery bowl Nishapur or Samarkand, 10th Centuryof conical form on a short foot, decorated in manganese on a c...

A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery bowl Persia, 12th/ 13th Centuryof conical form on a long foot, decorated in black under a turquoise glaze with...

Two Kashan lustre pottery bowls Persia, 12th/ 13th Centuryeach of conical form on a short foot, decorated in a brownish gold lustre on a cream and...

Two woven silk fragments Middle East, 11th/ 12th Centuryeach of irregular form, woven in blue and polychrome silks with a repeat design of baluste...

An Ayyubid brass magic bowl or 'poison cup' Egypt or Syria, 13th/ 14th Centuryof shallow rounded form engraved to the interior with talismanic dia...

A Timurid moulded pottery mihrab tile Central Asia, second half of the 14th Centuryin the form of a mihrab, decorated in cobalt-blue and turquoise...

A Mamluk tinned-copper dish with Hebrew inscription Egypt or Syria, 15th Centuryof shallow rounded form with slightly everted rim, engraved and de...

A Mamluk brass bowl Egypt or Syria, 14th/ 15th Centuryof deep rounded form with flattened rim, engraved and decorated with scrolling foliate vine ...

A Marinid painted wood calligraphic panel North Africa or Spain, 14th Centuryof rectangular form, carved with a series of cusped arches containing...

A Safavid brass torch stand Persia, early 17th Centurythe cylindrical shaft on a flaring foot, with everted rim, divided into three sections by ra...

A Safavid brass torch stand Persia, early 17th Centurythe cylindrical shaft on a flaring foot, with everted rim, divided into three sections by ra...

A Safavid underglaze-painted pottery bottle Persia, probably Kirman, 17th Centuryof rounded form with flattened profile on a trumpet foot, with ta...

A Safavid style woven silk sash Poland, 18th Centuryof long rectangular form, the central panel woven with alternating horizontal bands of blue, r...

A rare Ottoman openwork bronze incense burner Turkey, 16th/ 17th Centuryof bulbous form on a splayed shaft with hinged lid and bud finial, the dri...

An Ottoman metal-thread embroidered leather water flask (matara) Turkey, 17th Centuryof curving conical form fashioned from two panels of leather ...

An Ottoman brocade silk panel Turkey, 17th/ 18th Centuryof square form, woven in polychrome silks with a cusped lattice overlaid with floral vines...

A rare Ottoman painted wood quiver with 21 arrows Turkey, 18th Centuryof tapering rectangular form with suspension bracket to one side, the interi...

An Ottoman mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell inlaid wood casket Turkey, 18th/ 19th Centuryof rectangular form on four bracketed feet, the hinged l...

An Ottoman engraved reed document holder or pen box depicting Constantinople Turkey, 19th Centuryof cylindrical form with interlocking lid to one ...

An Iznik style pottery candlestick Europe or Turkey, 19th/ 20th Centuryof waisted form with flared base, the neck of tapering form surmounted by a...

A large metal-thread embroidered calligraphic silk panel from the burqa' Egypt, late 19th Centuryof rectangular form with curved ends, the black s...

A Mamluk style enamelled glass mosque lamp Europe, 19th/ 20th Centuryof typical form on a short foot with six loop handles around the shoulder, de...

A Mamluk style enamelled glass mosque lamp Europe, 20th Centuryof typical form on a long splayed foot, six suspension loops to body, decorated in ...

A Mamluk style emamelled glass mosque lamp by Jacques-Philippe Imberton France, dated 1895of compressed globular form with splayed foot and long f...

A Qajar lacquer penbox (qalamdan) Persia, dated AH 1182/ AD 1768-9with rounded ends and sliding tray, decorated in polychrome and gilt with scenes...

A Qajar lacquer penbox (qalamdan) presented to Sardar As'ad Persia, 19th/ 20th Centurywith rounded ends and sliding tray, decorated in polychrome ...

A Qajar lacquer mirror case Persia, 19th Centuryof rectangular form with hinged lid, decorated in polychrome and gilt, the reverse and exterior li...

A large pair of Qajar openwork tinned-copper torchstands Persia, 19th Centuryeach of cylindrical form with two raised bands on splayed feet, hinge...

A Qajar metal-thread embroidered velvet panel Persia, 19th Centuryof rectangular form, the red velvet ground embroidered in polychrome silk and si...

An Ikat silk velvet mihrab panel Persia, dated AH 1321/ AD 1903-1904of rectangular form, woven in polychrome silks with two cypress trees within a...

A Safavid illuminated miniature Qur'an in a metal case, copied by Asad 'Ibadi al-Sanziwari Persia, dated Thursday 25th Shawwal 991/Thursday 10th N...

An illuminated Qur'an Ottoman Turkey, 17th/early 18th CenturyArabic manuscript on paper, 271 leaves, 12 lines to the page written in in black nask...

A small illuminated Qur'an, copied by Abu Talib Tibati [?] Halabi Probably North India, dated 15th Rabi' II 1142/6th November 1729Arabic manuscrip...

An illuminated Qur'an, copied by 'Abd al-Jalil ibn Mustafa ibn Isma'il bin 'Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi Ottoman Empire, Syria, probably Damascus, date...

An illuminated Qur'an, commissioned by Muhammad Husayn Nizam al-Dawlah (also known as Sadr-e Isfahani), copied by Muhammad Hasan al-Isfahani Qajar...

An openwork gold ring Egypt or Persia, 12th/ 13th Centurythe bezel with an openwork six pointed star with a granule at each point and to the centr...

An Ottoman enamelled silver-mounted trousse Turkey, 16th/ 17th Centurycomprising a knife and two-pronged fork, both with mother-of-pearl grips and...

An Ottoman gilt-copper belt Balkans, 18th/ 19th Centurycomprising a leather band mounted with thirty-four rectangular plaques decorated in repouss...

An Ottoman silver-gilt belt Turkey, late 19th Centurythe woven band with buckle in the form of a bow with scalloped ends, traces of gilding, tughr...

A pair of Damascus painted wood doors Syria, 19th Centuryin the form of a mihrab, carved in relief and decorated in polychrome and gilt with flora...

An Ottoman mother-of-pearl-inlaid wood mirror Turkey, 19th Centuryof rectangular form with three crests surmounted by trefoil motifs, profusely in...