Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
Stucco stained-glass window | Hegira 12th century / AD 18th centuryOttoman | Islamic Museum, al-Aqsa Mosque / al-Haram al-Sharif Jerusalem | Stained-glass windows were produced to illuminate the interior of the sacred space with colourful lights. |
Mosque lamp | Around hegira 963 / AD 1557Ottoman | Victoria and Albert Museum London, England, United Kingdom | A decorative ceramic oil-lamp to illuminate the sacred hall. |
Qur'an cabinet | Hegira first half of the 10th century / AD 16th centuryOttoman | Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey | A box used for storing the Qur'an. Such receptacles are peculiar to Islamic art, enriching the beauty of the mosque interior. |
Triptych with 'hilya-i-sherif' (noble description) | Hegira 12th century / AD 18th centuryOttoman period | Museum of Civilisations | Museum of Oriental Art "Giuseppe Tucci" Rome, Italy | The Hilye describes and commemorates the earthly and moral features of the Prophet Muhammad in a literary way. This example is interesting for its elaborately decorated shutters. |
Prayer book | Hegira 12th century / AD 18th centuryOttoman | Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities (Medelhavsmuseet) Stockholm, Sweden | An example of an Islamic book in which sacred personalities and events are described and illustrated. |