art of the middle east

Winged Genius

Unknown — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:03:55 -0500

Title	Winged Genius
Artist	Unknown
Date	c. 883-859 BCE
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G240

low relief carving of a Winged Genius, from the Northwest palace of Ashur-Nasir-Pal at Nimrud; a wide band of inscribed writing crosses the slab in the central section

Stylized Cross

Artist Unknown (Syrian) — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:34:17 -0400

Title	Stylized Cross
Artist	Artist Unknown (Syrian)
Date	late 4th-mid 5th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Mosaic, stone, granite, on metal brace mount, stored flat; mount incl in msmts.; Byzantine mosaic representing a stylized cross in multicolors excavated in northern Syria near Antioch which, at the period of these churches, was Turkish Territory. Round.

Page from the Koran

Artist Unknown (Iran) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:12:50 -0400

Title	Page from the Koran
Artist	Artist Unknown (Iran)
Date	12th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G243

'Kufic' script over a rich background of muted arabesques.Parchment, illuminated

Bowl

Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran)) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:48:23 -0400

Title	Bowl
Artist	Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran))
Date	13th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G243

Bowl, Black Painted underglaze

Tile

Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran)) — Wed, 29 May 2013 04:35:35 -0400

Title	Tile
Artist	Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran))
Date
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G243

Tile, Sultanabad, pottery, with raised blue inscription on black and white floral background.

Rectangular Tile

Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran)) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:17:37 -0400

Title	Rectangular Tile
Artist	Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran))
Date	13th-14th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G243

Tile, Sultanabad, pottery, raised blue inscription on black and white floral background.

Shirin Begging Forgiveness from Khasraw

Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran)) — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:01:44 -0500

Title	Shirin Begging Forgiveness from Khasraw
Artist	Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran))
Date	14th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Piran begging forgiveness of Young Kai Khusrau from Afrasiab. From Shah Namah by Firdausi.

Page from the Manafi al-Hayavan

Artist Unknown (Iran) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:15:16 -0400

Title	Page from the Manafi al-Hayavan
Artist	Artist Unknown (Iran)
Date	14th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G243

Miniature, 'The Stag' with inscription and page-long overleaf. Painted shortly after the Mongol invasion, the Chinese influence is strong in the treatment of the clouds above the stags, and in certain details of the flowers. The page is from a dispersed Manafi al-Hayavan (on the uses derived from animals). The painting is the counterpoint to Byzantine painting.

King Enthroned from the Book of Kings

Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran)) — Wed, 29 May 2013 04:37:43 -0400

Title	King Enthroned from the Book of Kings
Artist	Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran))
Date	1341
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Garden Scene with Princes and Attendants

Artist Unknown (Iran or Turkey) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:03:38 -0400

Title	Garden Scene with Princes and Attendants
Artist	Artist Unknown (Iran or Turkey)
Date	15th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G243

Garden Scene with two Princes and Attendants. The painting is based on the romantic epic poem 'Gal-Mul' by Sa'di. The lyrical sweetness of this picture is particularly striking in the painting of the vegetation. Timurid of Ottoman period.

The Battle Between Gav and Talhand

Artist Unknown (Iran) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:05:07 -0400

Title	The Battle Between Gav and Talhand
Artist	Artist Unknown (Iran)
Date	c. 1425-1435
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

scene from a Shah Namah MS by Firdausi, probably painted in Shiraz of Isfahan; the Khagan sends his brother Tuwurg to pursue Curdiya, sister of Bahram Chubina; Curdiya, clad in her brother's armor, parleys with him before she slays him;

The Dog Qara Braq Drives off the Wolves

Artist Unknown (Iran) — Wed, 29 May 2013 04:07:21 -0400

Title	The Dog Qara Braq Drives off the Wolves
Artist	Artist Unknown (Iran)
Date	c. 1425
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Miniature from a Manuscript of Rashid ad-Din's Universal History (1318 A.D.), 'The Dog Buraq (Black Lightning) driving off wolves from a flock of sheep.' The illustration appears between two blocks of script. Note the Chinese influence in drawing of rocks and clouds.

The Arrival of King Mahmud’s Envoy at Gananj (left) A King Holding Audience (right)

Artist Unknown (Iran) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:48:30 -0400

Title	The Arrival of King Mahmud’s Envoy at Gananj (left) A King Holding Audience (right)
Artist	Artist Unknown (Iran)
Date	c. 1425-1435
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

A page from the Majmu'a-i Tavarikh. It depicts Mughith ad-Dunya Wa'd Din Qasin Mahmud, son of Mahmud, grandson of Malik Shah, great grandson of Alp Arslan of Seljuk dynasty, King of Iran (571-525 A.H. - 1117-1131 A.D.). The king is on his throne; a bird perched upon its back occupies right hand center of the picture. He gives audience to four men, one of whom kneels before him. At his left a man is seated near the king on a camp stool, while another, standing, peers in upon the scene from the edge of the picture. The scene is painted against a bluish white hillside, schemetically flecked with grass and outlined in violet against a golden sky. Warm tints of green, yellow and red, with greys and touches of gold unite with clear red and a bright blue to form the color scheme.

Tahmineh Visits Rustam

Firdausi — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:01:14 -0500

Title	Tahmineh Visits Rustam
Artist	Firdausi
Date	c. 1440-1445
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G243

The same scene described in Schroeder's Persian Miniatures, pp 51 H, illustrated on pp VIII, Cambridge 1942. Another miniature of the same scene in a famous manuscript in library of Royal Asiatic Society, London, illustrated in J.V.S. Wilkinson's Shah Namah of Firdausi, where is to be found account of whole story. This miniature No. 923 should be dated toward end of 14th century. It is colorful and the figures

A King and a Queen in a Garden

Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran)) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:10:08 -0500

Title	A King and a Queen in a Garden
Artist	Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran))
Date	1431
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G243

Page from the 'Chahar Magaleh' (Four Discourses also known as 'The Mirror for Princes'. Probably made for Baysonghar, the grandson of Tamarlane. Miniature.

Prince Khusrau Arriving at Shirin’s Castle

Artist Unknown (Persian) — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:01:32 -0500

Title	Prince Khusrau Arriving at Shirin’s Castle
Artist	Artist Unknown (Persian)
Date	late 15th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

(Perhaps Tabriz School) Shirin greets the prince from the balcony. From the Romance of Khusrau and Shrin, by Nizami.

Hexagonal Wall Tile

Artist Unknown (Syrian) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:13:12 -0400

Title	Hexagonal Wall Tile
Artist	Artist Unknown (Syrian)
Date	16th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G243

Hexagonal Tile palmette and arabesque design in turquoise and dark blue on white; Damascus

Bahram Gur in the Black Palace

Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran)) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:44:29 -0500

Title	Bahram Gur in the Black Palace
Artist	Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran))
Date	1525-1550
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G243

One page illus., one text. Painting from Nizami's Haft Paikar, or 'Seven Effigies', a part of the 'Kahmsa' or 'Arintitt'. Illustration of King Bahram Gur visiting the pavillion of the princess of the Black Hall.

Alexander the Great Battling the Zangi

Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran)) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:48:31 -0400

Title	Alexander the Great Battling the Zangi
Artist	Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran))
Date	c. 1550
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G243

Page from the 'Shah Nama'; illustration of Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) subduing the Africans; depiction of a realistic sixteenth-century Islamic battle

Manuscript of the <I>Baharistan<I> (Spring Garden)

Mir Husain al-Husaini ; Mahmud al-Muzahhib — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:17:43 -0400

Title	Manuscript of the <I>Baharistan<I> (Spring Garden)
Artist	Mir Husain al-Husaini ; Mahmud al-Muzahhib
Date	1551
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G243

Manuscript of the Baharistan, confronting illuminated pages and double frontispiece miniature.The Beharistan by Jami; Manuscript by Mir Husain Al Husaini the year 908 of Hijra Miniature, double fonts, Executed in Bukhara for the Sultan Abu'l-Ghazi 'Abdu'l-'Aziz Behadur Miniature is signed Mahmud al-Mudhahhib (in Fehzadian Tradition) Binding is made in Half size mold, inside paper is filigree Identification by Attinghausen-March 1957. (Fine Quality)

Plate

Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran)) — Wed, 29 May 2013 02:33:18 -0400

Title	Plate
Artist	Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran))
Date	early 18th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G243

Dish, Meshed ware, Safavid Dynasty, early XVII Century. White earthenware with underglaze blue and black decor. Central medallion reserved in white and painted in outline black on a blue ground with stag leaping in foliate landscape within border of scrolling tendrils.

Fontaine de la Mosquée Sultan Hassen

Pascal Sebah — Wed, 29 May 2013 05:03:24 -0400

Title	Fontaine de la Mosquée Sultan Hassen
Artist	Pascal Sebah
Date
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Sultan Hassan Mosque

Aliyah (ascension) plaque

Artist Unknown (Kurdistan) — Tue, 01 Jun 1920 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Aliyah (ascension) plaque
Artist	Artist Unknown (Kurdistan)
Date	c. 1925
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

pair of silver tablets attached together at center; fluted edge; incised floral design on bottom of tablets; 6 lines of text on each tablet; one line of text on back

Cushion Cover

Artist Unknown (Syria) — Fri, 01 Jun 1945 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Cushion Cover
Artist	Artist Unknown (Syria)
Date	c. 1950
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

velvet

Funeral at Yerka

Micha Bar-Am ; Published by Photographic Publishers International — Sat, 01 Jun 1968 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Funeral at Yerka
Artist	Micha Bar-Am ; Published by Photographic Publishers International
Date	1968
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

five men with long white beards wearing black robes and white hats sitting on the ground

P

Fri, 01 Jun 1979 00:00:00 -0400

Title	P
Artist	G
Date	c
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

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Fri, 01 Jun 1979 00:00:00 -0400

Title	S
Artist	G
Date	c
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Camel Herding, Morocco

David Parker — Sun, 01 Jun 1997 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Camel Herding, Morocco
Artist	David Parker
Date	1997
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

girl wearing a short-sleeved dress over a long sleeved sweater and a polka-dot scarf around her head; she also holds a stick in her proper right hand

Migrant Camp, Turkey

David Parker — Sun, 01 Jun 1997 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Migrant Camp, Turkey
Artist	David Parker
Date	1997
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

small dome-shaperd 'tents' covered in plastic sheeting with garments hanging in front of tent in foreground

Erik van Lieshout — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:02:37 -0400

Title
Artist	Erik van Lieshout
Date	2007
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

"I FEEL ARAFAT"

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:48:05 -0500

Title
Author	jeannine borzello

art of the middle east

Winged Genius

Winged Genius

c. 883-859 BCE

Stylized Cross

Stylized Cross

late 4th-mid 5th century

Page from the Koran

Page from the Koran

12th century

Bowl

Bowl

13th century

Tile

Tile

Rectangular Tile

Rectangular Tile

13th-14th century

Shirin Begging Forgiveness from Khasraw

Shirin Begging Forgiveness from Khasraw

14th century

Page from the Manafi al-Hayavan

Page from the Manafi al-Hayavan

14th century

King Enthroned from the Book of Kings

King Enthroned from the Book of Kings

1341

Garden Scene with Princes and Attendants

Garden Scene with Princes and Attendants

15th century

The Battle Between Gav and Talhand

The Battle Between Gav and Talhand

c. 1425-1435

The Dog Qara Braq Drives off the Wolves

The Dog Qara Braq Drives off the Wolves

c. 1425

The Arrival of King Mahmud’s Envoy at Gananj (left) A King Holding Audience (right)

The Arrival of King Mahmud’s Envoy at Gananj (left) A King Holding Audience (right)

c. 1425-1435

Tahmineh Visits Rustam

Tahmineh Visits Rustam

c. 1440-1445

A King and a Queen in a Garden

A King and a Queen in a Garden

1431

Prince Khusrau Arriving at Shirin’s Castle

Prince Khusrau Arriving at Shirin’s Castle

late 15th century

Hexagonal Wall Tile

Hexagonal Wall Tile

16th century

Bahram Gur in the Black Palace

Bahram Gur in the Black Palace

1525-1550

Alexander the Great Battling the Zangi

Alexander the Great Battling the Zangi

c. 1550

Manuscript of the <I>Baharistan<I> (Spring Garden)

Manuscript of the <I>Baharistan<I> (Spring Garden)

1551

Plate

Plate

early 18th century

Fontaine de la Mosquée Sultan Hassen

Fontaine de la Mosquée Sultan Hassen

Aliyah (ascension) plaque

Aliyah (ascension) plaque

c. 1925

Cushion Cover

Cushion Cover

c. 1950

Funeral at Yerka

Funeral at Yerka

1968

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P

c

S

S

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