Here is Part I of the walk-through with me of the beautiful Museum of Islamic Art during my 2018 Staycation.

Arriving:

Inside the main entrance and cafe:

Walking into the museum

View from cafe

Cappuchino Art!

Ceiling above cafe

View of main entrance from cafe

Ceiling of main entrance

Second Floor Permanent Gallery:

Introduction Gallery

Fountainhead, Spain – Mid 10th Century

Flask – Syria – Probably Raqqa – Mid 12th Century –

Turban Helmet – Turkey – Early 16th Century

Dagger and Scabbard – India – c. 1800

Book Binding Flap – Egypt – 14th Century

Patterns

Calligraphy

Writing in Art

Ceramic Cenotaph – Central Asia – Second Half of the 14th Century

Tombstones – Tunisia or Egypt

Close up – Egypt or Tunisia – Dated – 23rd March 1179

Close up – Tunisia – Dated 1041 – 1042 AD

Qar’an – India – c. 1700-1750

Close up – of Qar’an

Carpet – Iran -Second Half of 16th Century

Pair of Carved Doors – Signed by Ghulam Hussein – Iran – 1641-2 AD)

Close up of doors

The Figure in Art

Monumental panel with figural scenes – Iran – 12th Century

Close up of monumental panel

Figure of a Deer – Egypt – 11th Century

Frieze Tile – Iran – Late 13th Century

Jug with Harpy and Lion Motifs – Syria – 13th Century

Figure of a Monkey – Iran (Kashan) c.1200

Pattern in Art

Walking into the Pattern Gallery

Jug Filters – Egypt, Syria and Iraq – 9th – 14th Century

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Architectural Panel – India – 15th Century

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Mosaic Tile Panel Fragment – Iran or Central Asia – Early 15th Century

Box – Signed by Michael Perchin Emerald: India, 16th-17th Century Box : Russia 19th Century by Faberge

Science in Art

Sundial – Signed by Nicholas Antoine Francois Nouet – France – 1798 AD

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Mathematical and Astronomical Instrument – Signed by Nastulus – Iraq (Baghdad) – Late 9th – early 10th Century

Astrolabes

About Astrolabes

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Astrolabe Mater with Replacement Plates and Rete – Mater by Abu Baker ibn Yusuf – Morocco(Marrakesh) – 1206-1207 AD

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Compasses and Ruler – Turkey, Egypt. Syria – 19th Century

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View of cafe from second floor:

Third Floor Permanent Gallery

Turkey – 16th-18th Century

Armour for Horse and Rider – Turkey – Late 15th – early 16th Century

Coffee Cup Holder – Turkey or Europe (probably Switzerland) 19th Century

Portrait of Sultan Mehmed II – by a follower of Gentile Bellini – Italy – Early 16th Century

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Dish – Turkey (Iznik) – c. 1520-1530

Ottoman Cushion Cover (Yastik) – Turkey – 17th Century

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India 16th-18th Century

Horse Headed Dagger (Khanjar) and Scabbard – India – c. 1700

Jewelled Falcon – India – c. 1640

Necklace – India (probably Benares) 19th Century

Emerald Plaque – India – 1695 – 1696 AD

Royal Seal of Mysore – India – 1748 – 1754

Bazuband – India – 19th Century

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…..next blog is Iran 14th-19th century, Iran and Central Asia 14th-16th century, Egypt and Syria – 14th-15th century, Egypt and Syria 12th-13th century, Iran and Central Asia 12th-14th century, Early Islamic Art, Powder & Damask Islamic Arms and Armour – from the collection of Fadel Al Mansoori and then leaving for the day……

S, xo