Resource Spotlight | “Court and Cosmos: The Great Age of the Seljuqs” by Sheila R. Canby, Deniz Beyazit, Martina Rugiadi, and A. Peacock

 

Dirham of Ghiyath al-Din Kai Khusrau II (r. 1239–46); Astrological Device (Sun-Lion)
638 AH/1240–41 CE
Mint Turkey, Konya
Silver
Bequest of Joseph H. Durkee, 1898
99.35.2379
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

 
 
 

Court and Cosmos

The Great Age of the Seljuqs

 

by Sheila R. Canby, Deniz Beyazit, Martina Rugiadi, A. Peacock

 

This resource is generously provided by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 

Two elements from the minbar of Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad
546 AH/1151 CE
Made in Iran, Yazd
Wood (teak); carved and painted
Fletcher Fund, 1934
34.150.2
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Mirror
12th–13th century
Attributed to Northwestern Iran or Turkey
Bronze; cast, chased
Gift of Florence E. and Horace L. Mayer, 1978
1978.348.2
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Ewer
ca. 1180–1210
Attributed to Iran or Afghanistan, Khurasan or Herat
Brass; raised, repoussé, inlaid with silver and a black compound
Rogers Fund, 1944
44.15
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Standing Figure with Feathered Headdress
12th–early 13th century
Attributed to Iran
Gypsum plaster; modeled, carved, polychrome-painted, gilded
Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
57.51.18
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Bowl with a Majlis Scene by a Pond
Abu Zayd al-Kashani (Iranian)
582 AH/1186 CE
Attributed to Iran
Stonepaste; glazed in opaque turquoise, polychrome in-glaze- and overglaze- painted
Fletcher Fund, 1964
64.178.1
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Panel from a Mosque Frieze Bearing the Name of a Sultan
11th century
Excavated in Iran, Nishapur
Terracotta; carved, painted
Rogers Fund, 1939
39.40.58
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Apothecary Jar with Running Hares and a Dog
12th century
Country of Origin Iran
Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white glaze
Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2013
2013.255
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Cup with a Poem on Wine
Ibn Sukkara al-Hashimi (d. A.H. 385/ 995–6 CE)
Second half 10th–11th century
Attributed to Iran
Silver; fire-gilded, hammered, chased
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1964
64.133.2
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Bowl with Bahram Gur and Azada
Late 12th–early 13th century
Attributed to Iran, probably Kashan
Stonepaste; glazed (opaque monochrome), in-glaze- and overglaze-painted, gilded
Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Gift of The Schiff Foundation, 1957
57.36.2
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Goblet with Applied Decoration
11th–early 12th century
Attributed to Iran
Colorless glass with greenish tinge; blown, applied decoration
Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2000
2000.279.2
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Head from a Figure with a Beaded Headdress
12th–early 13th century
Attributed to Iran
Fossiliferous limestone; carved, drilled
Rogers Fund, 1933
33.111
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Ring with Seated Lion
12th century
Attributed to Iran
Gold; inlaid with black organic compound
Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2007
2007.344
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Perfume Sprinkler (Qumqum)
11th–mid-13th century
Attributed to probably Syria
Greenish glass; blown, applied blown foot, applied decoration
Purchase, Richard S. Perkins Gift, 1977
1977.164
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Necklace
11th century
Iran
Gold; granulation
Gift of Mrs. Jacob M. Kaplan, 1972
1972.218.1
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Pierced Bowl Signed by Hasan al-Qashani
Late 11th–early 12th century
Made in Iran
Stonepaste; molded and pierced, monochrome decoration under transparent glaze
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wolfe, 1968
68.223.9
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Standing Figure with Jeweled Headdress
12th–early 13th century
Attributed to Iran
Gypsum plaster; modeled, carved, polychrome-painted, gilded
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wolfe, 1967
67.119
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Mounted Hunter with Cheetah
12th–early 13th century
Attributed to Jazira (or Iran?)
Stonepaste; molded in sections, glazed in transparent turquoise, underglaze-painted in black
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1966
66.23
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Bowl, Mina'i ("enameled") ware
Late 12th–early 13th century
Iranian
Mina'i ware. Fritware, stain and overglaze-painted.
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
1975.1.1643
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Panel of al-Khatun (the lady) Fatima bint Zahir al-Din
11th–12th century
Said to be from Iran
Marble; carved in relief
Purchase, V. Everit Macy Gift, 1931
31.50.1
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Panel from a Mosque Frieze Bearing the Name of a Sultan
11th century
Excavated in Iran, Nishapur
Terracotta; carved, painted
Rogers Fund, 1939
39.40.64
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Figurine in the Form of a Camel Carrying a Palanquin and Two Riders
12th–early 13th century
Attributed to probably Iran or Iraq
Stonepaste; molded in sections, glazed in turquoise
Fletcher Fund, 1964
64.59
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

 

Colophon

Author | Sheila R. Canby, Deniz Beyazit, Martina Rugiadi, A. Peacock
Publisher | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Distributor | Yale University Press
Date of Publication | May 10, 2016

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