Lustreware Mariam Rosser-Owen Related Terms: Worksheet: A worksheet for this video is available here. Also visit the Khamseen Worksheets page here. Related Khamseen Videos: Melanie Gibson, “Ceramic Breastfeeding Figures from Iran and Syria,” Khamseen: Islamic Art History Online, published 13 May 2024. Keelan Overton, “Persian Luster Tilework between the Field and Museum,” Khamseen: Islamic Art…
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A Miniature Qur’an and its Silver Case
A Miniature Qur’an and its Silver Case Christiane Gruber Synopsis: The Special Collections Research Center at University of Michigan Library holds an 18th– or 19th-century miniature manuscript of the Qur’an and its accompanying silver case. Both fit snugly in the palm of a hand as well as within a pocket, thus maximizing physical intimacy and…
Ivories from Islamic Spain
Ivories from Islamic Spain Mariam Rosser-Owen Synopsis: This presentation focuses on carved ivories made in al-Andalus from the mid-10th to the mid-11th centuries. These objects were made for members of the ruling dynasties of Islamic Spain and are some of the most spectacular works of medieval Islamic art to survive. In order to shed light…
On a Tinned Copper Bowl and Designs on Paper
On a Tinned Copper Bowl and Designs on Paper Linda Komaroff Synopsis: This presentation explores a deluxe tinned copper bowl at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), which dates from the Timurid period (1370–1506). Its inscribed Persian verses offer a first-hand account about the making of such objects, especially their elaborate and highly…
Craft and Aesthetics in Byzantine and Early Islamic Textiles
Craft and Aesthetics in Byzantine and Early Islamic Textiles Elizabeth Dospěl Williams Synopsis: Textiles counted among the most valuable category of luxury objects circulating in the Sasanian, Byzantine, and early Islamic periods (7th-9th centuries). They played a key role in transmitting visual motifs in a wide geographic zone, and over many centuries. This presentation explores…