Bottle

9th - 10th century, Abbasid

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Bottle

10th – 11th century, Fatimid

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Bowl with a hare

11th century, Fatimid

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Tiraz Textile

Second half of 11th century, Fatimid

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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The thorny plant that grows in mountains
Folio from Khawass al-Ashjar (De Materia Medica)

1200, Great Seljuq

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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The rocky lotus: Sumulutun
Folio from the manuscript of Khawass al-Ashjar (The Characteristics of Trees)

13th Century, Abbasid

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Bowl

1293–1341, Mamluk

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Candlestick

ca. 1300–50, Ilkhanid

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Bahram entertained by Arezu, daughter of Mahyar the jeweller
Folio from a dispersed copy of Firdausi’s Shahnameh (Book of Kings)

Late 13th or early 14th century, Ilkhanid

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Bahram Gur hunts, slaying a lion and a lioness
Folio from a dispersed copy of Firdausi’s Shahnameh (Book of Kings)

Late 13th or early 14th century, Ilkhanid

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Shapur besieges a fortress of the Ghassanid king Ta’ir

Late 13th or early 14th century, Ilkhanid

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Isfandiyar’s second exploit: he kills two lions
Folio from a dispersed copy of Firdausi’s Shahnameh (Book of Kings)

741 AH / 1341, Ilkhanid

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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A blood-measuring device
Kitab al-Hiyal al-naficah (The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices)

1354, Mamluk

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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The last of the Abbasid Caliphs, Mustaʿsim (r. 1242–58)

Early 15th century, Timurid

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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A forest conflict

Early 15th century, Timurid

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Monkeys taunting a lion

Early 15th century, Timurid

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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An obituary listing eight victims of the Nizari Ismaʿili assassins

Early 15th century, Timurid

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Concerning the punishment of an Idolator (one of the weak Muslims)

Early 15th century, Timurid

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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The Night of Power (Shab-i Qadr)
Folio from the Khamsa of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (1253–1325)

ca. 1450, Timurid

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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The constellations Andromeda and Pisces
Folio from a dispersed Kitab Suwar al-Kawakib (Images of the Fixed Stars)

ca. 1450, Timurid

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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