Ali b. Abi Talib zu Pferde tötet seinen ebenfalls berittenen Gegner mit dem dhu-l-faqar, fol. 1b (Seite 100)

The design of this textile panel consists entirely of religious texts and invocations, disposed in wide horizontal bands in thuluth script, alternating with narrow bands in kufic s...

This composition depicts `Ali ibn Abi Talib, Islam's fourth orthodox caliph and first Shi`i imam. In the smaller vignettes below, horsemen representing `Ali's grandsons Qasim and `...

Seated against a large pink bolster and on a roofed terrace is ‘Ali, the Prophet Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law. He wears a blue headdress, blue robe, and brown shoes. He has a d...

This object is derived from the Ottoman shield-shaped banners known as "sanjak." The decorative program consists of Arabic inscriptions enhanced with talismanic emblems and floral ...

With its pure white slip, precise calligraphy, and perfectly clear glaze, this deep-walled bowl embodies the finest qualities of Samanid epigraphic wares. Most surviving examples o...

Written around the rim of this bowl in a “new style” Kufic, with ascenders deflected abruptly to the left, is an epigram in Arabic attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, the son-in-law o...