Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
Textile with prayer niche (mihrab) | Hegira 12th–13th century / AD 18th–19th centuryOttoman | Museum of Civilisations | Museum of Oriental Art "Giuseppe Tucci" Rome, Italy | The naskhi script distributed in mirror form round the borders and centre of this wall-hanging is illegible and is employed here for purely decorative reasons.Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
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Textile with prayer niche (mihrab) | Hegira 12th–13th century / AD 18th–19th centuryOttoman | Museum of Civilisations | Museum of Oriental Art "Giuseppe Tucci" Rome, Italy | Detail of mihrab textile showing the black and gold naskhi inscription-band at the centre-top. | |
Rug | Hegira 7th century / AD 13th centuryAnatolian Seljuq | Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey | Monumental and illegible kufic script was used commonly used on the borders of Turkish rugs. |
Tray | Hegira 742 / AD 1341 or AH 762–4 / 1361–3Mamluk | Victoria and Albert Museum London, England, United Kingdom | The seven thuluth inscriptions in praise of a Mamluk sultan have had their verticals extended to maximise their radiating effect. |
Hexagonal dinner stand | Hegira 728 / AD 1327Mamluk | Museum of Islamic Art Cairo, Egypt | An extravaganza of Arabic thuluth inscriptions covers this stand giving praise to the Mamluk sultan al-Nasir Hasan ibn al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun, who ruled three times between 693 to 741 / 1294 to 1340. |
Alhambra vase | Hegira 8th century / AD 14th centuryNasrid | National Archaeological Museum Madrid, Spain | A vase that was made in Malaga in the fashion of a vase from Alhambra. The Arabic kufic calligraphy employed on the body is a repetition of the word 'forgiveness'. |
Chest | Hegira 422–55 / AD 1031–63Taifa kingdoms | National Archaeological Museum Madrid, Spain | The kufic inscription includes thanks to God and bestows blessings on the owner. |