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Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad
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Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
[Adrienne Minassian New York 15 September 1982] sold; to Edwin Binney 3rd 1982 bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums 1985.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum The Edwin Binney 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums
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Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad (recto); Geneaology of the Prophet Muhammad (verso) , left-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript
Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad (recto); Geneaology of the Prophet Muhammad (verso) , left-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript
Copied in naskh script by Ismail Bosnavi, these two folios (2002.50.119 and 2002.50.135) contain a hilye (Arabic hilya), or calligraphically rendered description in Arabic of the P...
Calligraphic panel showing stylized views of Mecca and Medina and Sandals of the Prophet Muhammad
Calligraphic panel showing stylized views of Mecca and Medina and Sandals of the Prophet Muhammad
This large panel, created in Ouazzane, Morocco, is divided into rectangular sections that contain Arabic inscriptions in a variety of colors and scripts (naskh, thuluth, muhaqqaq, ...
'Hajj' pilgrimage certificate scroll, 14th century
'Hajj' pilgrimage certificate scroll, 14th century
This beautiful scroll from the 15th century
commemorates the pilgrimage to Mecca of Maymunah. Illustrated with
images of Mecca and other places of interest en route, it is a
fascin...
The Prophet Muhammad’s Ascent to Heaven (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Layla and Majnun) by Nizami
The Prophet Muhammad’s Ascent to Heaven (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Layla and Majnun) by Nizami
The story of the miraculous night journey of the Prophet Muhammad is based on passages from the Qur'an (17:1, 53:1–18, and 81:19–25), as well as later hadith that describe his trav...
Bowl Inscribed with Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad and 'Ali ibn Abi Talib
Bowl Inscribed with Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad and 'Ali ibn Abi Talib
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...
Manuscript of the Qur’an, with lacquer binding
Manuscript of the Qur’an, with lacquer binding
The manuscript is composed of earlier text pages remounted on larger folios. The original text area is very small and copied in naskh script in black ink, 12 lines to a page. Accor...
Sketchbook
Sketchbook
Sketchbook with blue-and-white marbled cardboard covers. Black fabric tape at spine. Sewn page block; sheets perforated for removal. Pages of off-white wove paper, each 36.7 x 2...