Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
Qur'an | Hegira 842–57 / AD 1438–53Mamluk | Museum of Islamic Art Cairo, Egypt | The arabesque is a very popular decorative motif used in the illumination of pages of many precious Qur'ans. |
Qur'an stand | Hegira mid-7th century / AD mid-13th centurySeljuqs of Rum (Anatolian Seljuq) | Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum Berlin, Germany | The arabesque designs and scrolls on this stand echo those found in Qur'anic manuscripts. |
Dish | Second half of hegira 9th century / AD 15th centuryMamluk | The British Museum London, England, United Kingdom | Here an astonishingly complex overall design combines arabesque motifs with scrolls and tiny floral details. |
Basin | About hegira 676 / AD 1277–8Ayyubid | Victoria and Albert Museum London, England, United Kingdom | On this basin the harmonious, large-scale arabesque frieze counterbalances the monumental quality of the marble. |
Decorative panel | Hegira 6th century / AD 12th century, perhaps around AH 550 / AD 1155Fatimid | Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum Berlin, Germany | The versatility of arabesque compositions made them perfect for the decoration of Islamic interiors. |