Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
Large dish | Hegira 5th century / AD 11th centuryFatimid | Museum of Islamic Art Cairo, Egypt | An example of a female musician performing in the presence of her patron, a frequently depicted subject in the Fatimid period. |
The 'Lady of Sabra' plate | Hegira, second half of the 4th century / AD 10th centuryFatimid | Museum of Islamic Art Raqqada, Kairouan, Tunisia | It is thought that the woman depicted on this plate may be a dancer. |
Four ivory panels | Hegira 5th–6th centuries / AD 11th–12th centuriesFatimid | Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum Berlin, Germany | The scenes from court life seen on these panels include female musicians and dancers, hunters, birds and animals. |
Fresco panel: 'Dancers' | Hegira first third of the 2nd century / AD first half of the 8th centuryUmayyad | In situ at Qusayr 'Amra Amman, Jordan | A rare depiction of a female dancer found within the privacy of the royal bath complex. The whirling folds at the bottom of her skirt suggest motion, accentuated by her raised left arm and the tilt of her head. |