Islamic, Iran, Amlash
description: Jug with handle
description: Ceramic
description: 6 1/4" h.
creator: Islamic, Iran, Amlash
source: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wolcott
date: n.d.

MIDDLE EASTERN
description: Saint
description: oil and gold leaf on canvas on wood panel
description: 7.75 x 6.25 x .75 in.
creator: MIDDLE EASTERN
source: Ralph Church Collection
date: n.d.

LASSAW, Ibram
description: Untitled
description: 1950
description: Ink on linen
description: 6 1/4 x 17" IMAGE
description: Ink on linen drawing with linear forms creating a grid-like design on burlap. Signed and dated, Ibram Lassaw 1950, in black at lower left.
creator: LASSAW, Ibram
creator: b. Egypt, 1913-2003
source: Gift of Lynn K. Altman Family Trust
date: 1950

ISLAMIC, Iran, Seljuk
description: Tulip Vase
description: Ceramic, with turqouise -blue glaze
description: 8 3/4 x 4 1/2 dia. in.
description: Vase with turqouise blue glaze, small unglazed foot, bulbous round body with vertical neck ending in a fluted rim, the neck has raised and cut out decoration, 4 small fluted appendages sit symetrically around body.
creator: Islamic, Iran, Seljukk
source: Found in Collection
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Safavid
description: Bowl with floral medallion
description: 18th C.
description: Ceramic, blue and brown glaze
description: 4 h. x 7" dia.
description: Gombroon bowl: rounded form with vertical sides rising from short foot, the white interior painted with a central blue floral medallion, around this bands of blue, the vertical sides with pierced star design and the rim with a series of small blue dots, the exterior with a wide band of dark blue floral roundals.
creator: ISLAMIC, Iran, Safavid
source: Found in the collection
date: 18th C.

ISLAMIC
description: Necklace - disassembled
description: various stones and beads
description: (disassembled)
source: Gift of Frances Holden
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Seljuk
description: Staff Head
description: ca. 12th - 13th C.E.
description: bronze
description: 4 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
description: Important dignitaries would travel along the Silk Road from places like China, India and Syria, and during the 12th -13th centuries the merchant class was at its height of travel on the Silk Road. This bronze, stylized cat would have been at the top of a staff, which would have been used in travel. It may have also been used as a weapon to fend off evils like thieves and to ward off dangerous animals. In many forms of Buddhism, cats were said to be able to see spirits in the dark and had the ability to disperse the evil spirits. Cats were also protectors of the silkworm. The merchant class, who mainly sold and traded expensive fabrics and cattle on the Silk Road, would have been concerned with such superstitious beliefs. Not only would this staff be used to physically protect the bearer and their goods from dangerous criminals, but it would protect against from evil spirits.
creator: Iran, Seljuk
source: Gift of Katharine W. Tremaine
date: ca. 12th - 13th C.E.

ISLAMIC
description: Bowl
description: bronze
description: 2 x 6 1/8 in. diameter
creator: Middle East
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC
description: Textile (red and white flowers on gold background)
description: silk
description: 25" x 25"
creator: Islamic
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Inkwell
description: 19th C.
description: silver and bronze
description: 11/16 x 1 3/16 x 2 11/16 in.
description: Partial inkwell from a quill-pen box.
creator: ISLAMIC, Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 19th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Incensario Vase
description: 12th - 13th C.
description: ceramic, turquoise blue glaze
description: 8 1/2 x 4 7/8 dia. in.
description: Central vase area has openwork rim of floral design with four incense wells sunk into bulb-shaped body ov the vessel.
creator: Islamic, Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 12th - 13th C.

ISLAMIC
description: Ewer
description: 12th - 13th C.
description: ceramic, turquoise glaze
description: 4 1/2 x 3" dia.
description: Ewer has bulbous, pear-shaped body, small footed base with a large trefoil mouth.
creator: Iran, Nishapur, Seljuk
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 12th - 13th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Beaker
description: 12th -13th C.
description: Ceramic
description: 4 5/8 x 4 1/8"
description: Vessel with blue-green interior; outer rim blue-green;black painted outside with blue-green geometric lines; cracked
source: Grace Dreyfus Collection
date: 12th -13th C.

ISLAMIC
description: Vase
description: clay
description: 3 3/4 x 2 7/8"
description: blue-green vase with short neck; geometric design around base; arabesque design around neck.
source: Grace Dreyfus Collection
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Plate
description: 18th C.
description: ceramic, turquoise glaze
description: 1 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. diameter
description: Deep dish with wide rim decorated with shallow curvilinear designs in the 10th C. style.
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 18th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Isfahan, Kashan
description: Inkwell
description: ca. 16th C.
description: ceramic, cobalt blue on off-white glaze
description: 1 3/8 x 2 in. diameter
description: Globular vessel with light, crackled glaze decorated with floral and teardrop designs in cobalt blue on off-white.
creator: Iran, Kashan
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: ca. 16th C.

ISLAMIC
description: Mortar
description: 10th - 13th C.
description: cobalt blue glass
description: 1 1/4 x 2 in. diameter
description: Thick-walled mortar of opaque glass with some iridescence. Used for pharmaceutical purposes.
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 10th - 13th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Isfahan, Kashan
description: Pitcher
description: 12th - 13th C.
description: ceramic, white and blue glaze
description: 3 x 3 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.
description: Decorated with vertical cobalt blue stripes on white glaze.
creator: Iran, Kashan or Gurgan
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 12th - 13th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Nishapur
description: Bowl
description: 10th - 12th C.
description: ceramic, turquoise glaze
description: 1 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. diameter
description: Dish with deep interior has turquoise glaze and iridescent patination overall. The outside rim is decorated with lines in groups of three.
creator: ISLAMIC, Iran, Nishapur
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 10th - 12th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Seljuk
description: Small lusterware bowl
description: ca. 11th - 12th C.
description: lustreware ceramic, iron oxide glaze
description: 2 x 6 1/4 in. diameter
description: Lustreware dish with footed base. Decorated with central medallion and hunting scene of hounds and rabbits around rim.
creator: ISLAMIC, Iran, Saveh
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: ca. 11th - 12th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Amol or Sari
description: Bowl
description: 10th - 11th C.
description: ceramic, cream, green, echru and brown glaze
description: 5 3/8 x 10 in. diameter
description: Bowl decorated with central medallion depicting a stylized bird surrounded with other decoration.
creator: ISLAMIC, Iran, Amol or Sari
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 10th - 11th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Bowl
description: ceramic, off-white, blue, plum and black glaze
description: 4 x 10 7/8 in. diameter
description: Off-white with floral and geometric designs in blue, plum and black.
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Bowl
description: ca. 18th C.
description: ceramic, blue on white glaze
description: 4 x 6 3/4 in. diameter
description: Imitation of Far Eastern porcelain.
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: ca. 18th C.

ISLAMIC, Afghanistan
description: Woman's Belt
description: silver
description: 32 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.
description: Consists of eight rectangular pieces of repousse with pierced and hammered decoration.
creator: Islamic, Afghanistan
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC, Afghanistan
description: Head of Maitreya or Buddha
description: 3rd-4th C. A.D.
description: schist
description: 6 1/2 x 6 5/8 x 2 1/2 in.
creator: Islamic, Pakistan or Afghanistan
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 3rd-4th C. A.D.

ISLAMIC, Afghanistan
description: Urine Bottle
description: ca. 10-11th century C.E.
description: blue glass
description: 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. diameter
description: These Islamic Urine Bottles were created using a glass blowing technique that originated in Roman Syria in the first century B.C.E. This technology greatly increased production and supply of glass products. These bottles were used in medieval medical practices to examine the urine of infermed people. Physicians would hold these bulbous flasks in the light to examine urine for uncharacteristic coloration or consistency that were thought to correspond with various diseases
creator: Islamic, Afghanistan
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: ca. 10-11th century C.E.

ISLAMIC, Afghanistan
description: Urine Bottle
description: ca. 10-11th century C.E.
description: blue glass
description: 2 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. diameter
description: These Islamic Urine Bottles were created using a glass blowing technique that originated in Roman Syria in the first century B.C.E. This technology greatly increased production and supply of glass products. These bottles were used in medieval medical practices to examine the urine of infermed people. Physicians would hold these bulbous flasks in the light to examine urine for uncharacteristic coloration or consistency that were thought to correspond with various diseases
creator: Islamic, Afghanistan
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: ca. 10-11th century C.E.

ISLAMIC, Afghanistan
description: Urine Bottle
description: ca. 10th-11th century C.E.
description: blue glass
description: 3 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. diameter
description: These Islamic Urine Bottles were created using a glass blowing technique that originated in Roman Syria in the first century B.C.E. This technology greatly increased production and supply of glass products. These bottles were used in medieval medical practices to examine the urine of infermed people. Physicians would hold these bulbous flasks in the light to examine urine for uncharacteristic coloration or consistency that were thought to correspond with various diseasesFull-blown, rounded glass bottle used for medicinal and pharmaceutical purposes.
creator: Islamic, Afghanistan
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: ca. 10th-11th century C.E.

ISLAMIC, Afghanistan
description: Urine Bottle
description: ca. 10-11th century C.E.
description: blue glass
description: 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. diameter
description: These Islamic Urine Bottles were created using a glass blowing technique that originated in Roman Syria in the first century B.C.E. This technology greatly increased production and supply of glass products. These bottles were used in medieval medical practices to examine the urine of infermed people. Physicians would hold these bulbous flasks in the light to examine urine for uncharacteristic coloration or consistency that were thought to correspond with various diseases.
creator: Islamic, Afghanistan
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: ca. 10th-11th century C.E.

ISLAMIC
description: Inkwell
description: 10th - 13th C.
description: glass
description: 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. diameter
description: Amber green inkwell with squared-off, bulbous body and extensive iridescence.
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 10th - 13th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Ewer
description: 19th C.
description: cobalt blue glass
description: 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
description: Vessel with pear shaped body and decorative spout and handle. Spout has been broken off and unsuccessfully repaired.
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 19th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Vase
description: 19th C.
description: cobalt blue glass
description: 7 1/8 x 3 in. diameter
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 19th C.

ISLAMIC
description: Ointment Bottle
description: 10th - 13th C.
description: glass
description: 4 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.
description: Emerald green, six-sided bottle with partial iridescence.
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 10th - 13th C.

ISLAMIC
description: Inkwell
description: 12th C.
description: glass
description: 2 1/2 x 2 in. diameter
description: Inkwell with a full-blown, round body covered entirely with a fiery iridescence.
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 12th C.

ISLAMIC
description: Inkwell
description: 10th - 13th C.
description: cut glass
description: 2 3/8 x 3/4 x 3/4 in.
description: Four-sided glass inkwell of thick, cut glass with some iridescence.
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 10th - 13th C.

ISLAMIC
description: Inkwell
description: 10th - 13th C.
description: glass
description: 2 1/8 x 1 x 1 in.
description: Four-sided inkwell of thick cut glass with some iridescence.
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 10th - 13th C.

ISLAMIC
description: Inkwell
description: 10th - 13th C.
description: glass
description: 2 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. diameter
description: Bluish glass with traces of iridescence.
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 10th - 13th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Seal Ring
description: 15th - 18th C.
description: agate set in bronze
description: 1 x 1 x 1 in.
description: Opaque white agate inscribed with three columns of Kufic writing.
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 15th - 18th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Bead
description: 1st C. B.C. - 4th C. A.D.
description: glass intaglio
description: 3/4 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.
description: Glass intaglio bead depicting profile of a female dignitary. Surrounded by inscriptions on both sides.
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 1st C. B.C. - 4th C. A.D.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Qajar
description: Pen Box
description: 18th C.
description: Papier-mache, lacquer, paint, gilt
description: 1 x 2 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.
creator: Islamic, Iran, Qajar
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 18th C.

ISLAMIC
description: Amlash Grey-ware Spouted Ewer
description: ca. 1200-800 B.C.
description: clay
description: 7 x 6 x 7 3/4 in.
description: Grayware spouted vessel with a globular body and hemispherical handle over the mouth.
creator: Islamic
source: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Gordon
date: ca. 1200-800 B.C.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Amlash
description: Pitcher
description: 1200-800 B.C.
description: clay
description: 7 x 5 x 6"
description: Gray clay pitcher with ring handle with spout-like opposite handle; incised decoration on lip rim
creator: ISLAMIC, Iran, Amlash
source: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wolcott
date: 1200-800 B.C.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Amlash
description: Beaker
description: 1200-800 BCE
description: clay, redware
description: 5" h.
description: Redware beaker, very thin
creator: Persian
source: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wolcott
date: 1200-800 BCE

ISLAMIC, Iran, Amlash
description: Deep bowl
description: 1200-800 BCE
description: fired clay
description: 6 x 5 1/2 x 7"
creator: Persian
source: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wolcott
date: 1200-800 BCE

ISLAMIC, Iran, Sassanian
description: Seal
description: chalcedony
description: 11/16 in. diameter
description: Stone intaglio depicting a stylized bird.
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Bowl
description: ceramic with yellow, green, rose, blue, brown glaze
description: 3 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. diameter
description: Decorated with floral and bird motif. Imitation of Chinese bowl.
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC
description: Jar
description: 17th C.
description: ceramic, white and blue glaze
description: 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. diameter
description: Body of jar is decorated with blue glaze floral design on white ground.
creator: Iran, Isfahan
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 17th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Isfahan, Kashan
description: Bowl
description: bronze
description: 2 3/16 x 3 1/4 in. diameter
creator: Iran, Kashan
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC
description: Tear Bottle
description: ca. 9-10th century C.E.
description: glass
description: 2 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.
description: Green glass bottle with rectangular body and cylindrical neck. Tear bottles are a category of small vessels made of terra-cotta or glass, typically found in tombs. Also known as lacrymatories (or lachrymatories), these bottles were fairly common in ancient Greece and Rome and are thought to have served as containers, in which mourners collected their tears for the deceased as a sign of honor and devotion. The vessels typically have a bulbous body and a long, thin neck. The aesthetics of this particular tear bottle reflects the common characteristics of Islamic glassware, which was highly influenced by the legacy of the Romans and Sasanian artistic traditions in Mesopotamia and Iran.
creator: Middle East
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: ca. 9-10th century C.E.

ISLAMIC
description: Tear Bottle
description: ca. 9-10th century C.E.
description: glass
description: 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. diameter
description: Bottle has bulbuos body with narrow neck and mouth. Tear bottles are a category of small vessels made of terra-cotta or glass, typically found in tombs. Also known as lacrymatories (or lachrymatories), these bottles were fairly common in ancient Greece and Rome and are thought to have served as containers, in which mourners collected their tears for the deceased as a sign of honor and devotion. The vessels typically have a bulbous body and a long, thin neck. The aesthetics of this particular tear bottle reflects the common characteristics of Islamic glassware, which was highly influenced by the legacy of the Romans and Sasanian artistic traditions in Mesopotamia and Iran.
creator: Middle East
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: ca. 9-10th century C.E.

ISLAMIC
description: Tear Bottle
description: ca. 9-10th century C.E.
description: glass
description: 2 1/4 x 1 x 7/8 in. diameter
description: Brown tinged glass bottle with rectangular body and cylyindrical neck. Some iridescence on exterior. Tear bottles are a category of small vessels made of terra-cotta or glass, typically found in tombs. Also known as lacrymatories (or lachrymatories), these bottles were fairly common in ancient Greece and Rome and are thought to have served as containers, in which mourners collected their tears for the deceased as a sign of honor and devotion. The vessels typically have a bulbous body and a long, thin neck. The aesthetics of this particular tear bottle reflects the common characteristics of Islamic glassware, which was highly influenced by the legacy of the Romans and Sasanian artistic traditions in Mesopotamia and Iran.
creator: Middle East
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: ca. 9-10th century C.E.

ISLAMIC
description: Tear Bottle
description: ca. 9-10 century C.E.
description: glass
description: 1 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. diameter
description: Green tinged glass bottle has bulbous body, wide neck and mouth. Tear bottles are a category of small vessels made of terra-cotta or glass, typically found in tombs. Also known as lacrymatories (or lachrymatories), these bottles were fairly common in ancient Greece and Rome and are thought to have served as containers, in which mourners collected their tears for the deceased as a sign of honor and devotion. The vessels typically have a bulbous body and a long, thin neck. The aesthetics of this particular tear bottle reflects the common characteristics of Islamic glassware, which was highly influenced by the legacy of the Romans and Sasanian artistic traditions in Mesopotamia and Iran.
creator: Middle East
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: ca. 9-10th century C.E.

ISLAMIC
description: Tear Bottle
description: ca. 9-10th century C.E.
description: glass
description: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. diameter
description: Bottle has octagonal body. Tear bottles are a category of small vessels made of terra-cotta or glass, typically found in tombs. Also known as lacrymatories (or lachrymatories), these bottles were fairly common in ancient Greece and Rome and are thought to have served as containers, in which mourners collected their tears for the deceased as a sign of honor and devotion. The vessels typically have a bulbous body and a long, thin neck. The aesthetics of this particular tear bottle reflects the common characteristics of Islamic glassware, which was highly influenced by the legacy of the Romans and Sasanian artistic traditions in Mesopotamia and Iran.
creator: Middle East
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: ca. 9-10th century C.E.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Seljuk
description: Bowl
description: 12th c.
description: Earthenware, overglaze luster painted
description: Bowl depicts equestrian drawn image on interior; repaired from 10 fragments.
creator: Iran, Seljuk period, 11th-12th C.
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 12th c.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Two Earrings
description: early 20th C.
description: silver
description: (a) 4 3/8 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.; (b) 4 1/4 x 1 x 7/8 in.
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: early 20th C.

ISLAMIC
description: Vessel
description: bronze
description: 1 x 3 x 2 1/16 in.
description: Small three-footed vessel with handle and spout.
creator: Islamic
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Detached folio from a manuscript recounting events from early Islamic history
description: 19th C.
description: watercolor and ink on paper
description: 13 3/4 x 7 3/4 in
description: Moh leading unconscious; Abul Bechiar - brother, Mo wife
creator: ISLAMIC, Iran, 19th C.
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 19th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Detached folio from a manuscript recounting events from early Islamic history
description: 19th C.
description: watercolor and ink on paper
description: 13 3/4 x 7 3/4 in
description: Mo death announced; hill people continue to play
creator: ISLAMIC, Iran, 19th C.
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 19th C.

ISLAMIC; ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Detached folio from a manuscript recounting events from early Islamic history
description: 19th C.
description: watercolor and ink on paper
description: 13 3/4 x 7 3/4"
description: The Meeting of Abuzar and mohammed in Batuk
creator: ISLAMIC, Iran, 19th C.
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 19th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Detached folio from a manuscript recounting events from early Islamic history
description: 19th C.
description: watercolor and ink on paper
description: 14 1/4 x 8 in
description: AbuBakr Khaled was sent to Yassreb [Median] to kill Malik
creator: Islamic, Iran, 19th C.
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 19th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Detached folio from a manuscript recounting events from early Islamic history
description: 19th C.
description: watercolor and ink on paper
description: 14 1/4 x 8 in
description: Ali consulting with his companions regarding Moavia
creator: ISLAMIC, Iran, 19th C.
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 19th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Detached folio from a manuscript recounting events from early Islamic history
description: 19th C.
description: Watercolor and ink on paper
description: 13 1/2 x 7 1/2 in
description: After Mohammad falls, Satan spreads a rumor of his death.
creator: Islamic, Iran, 19th C.
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 19th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Bowl
description: 17th C.
description: ceramic with green, brown, yellow glaze
description: 3 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. diameter
description: Shallow bowl with abstract decoration in green, brown and yellow glaze.
creator: Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: 17th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Rug
description: silk, woven on silk warp and weft
description: 6' 9" x 4' 3"
creator: Iran
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Isfahan, Kashan
description: Plate
description: ceramic, turquoise glaze
description: 1 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. diameter
description: Shallow dish with turquoise glaze.
creator: Iran, Isfahan, Kashan
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Nishapur
description: Mortar and Pestle
description: bronze
description: pestle: 7 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.; mortar: 3 x 5 x 5 1/2 in.
description: (a) Mortar is possibly Seljuk, (b) pestle is probably from a later period.
creator: ISLAMIC, Iran, Nishapur
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC
description: Vase
description: 18th C.
description: grayware, white and blue glaze
description: 3 x 3 5/8 in. diameter
description: Vase with dark blue floral design on white.
creator: Turkestan
date: 18th C.

ISLAMIC, Afghanistan
description: Spoon
description: bronze
description: 7 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 3/8 in.
creator: ISLAMIC, Afghanistan
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC, Afghanistan
description: Medicine bowl
description: 16th C.
description: bronze
description: 2 1/8 h. x 7 3/8" dia.
description: Open bowl with engraved decoration and script on interior and exterior.
creator: Islamic, Afghanistan
date: 16th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Necklace
description: turquoise, various other stones
description: L: 10 in.
creator: Iran
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Necklace
description: turquoise
creator: Iran
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Qajar period
description: Pitcher
description: 17th-18th C.
description: Tinned brass
description: 16" h. x 11" dia.
creator: Islamic, Iran
date: 17th-18th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Bell
description: bronze
description: 5 x 4 5/8 in.
creator: Iranian
date: n.d.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Isfahan, Kashan
description: Jar
description: 17th C.
description: ceramic, white, blue, black glaze
description: 3 1/2 x 3 3/4 dia. in.
description: Round-bodied jar with small neck has blue floral design against white body.
creator: Islamic, Iran, Isfahan
date: 17th C.

ISLAMIC
description: Bowl
description: late 16th C.
description: ceramic with blue glaze
description: 2 7/8 h. x 7 1/2" dia
description: Interior of bowl decorated with loop motif incised under glaze, exterior undecorated, unglazed foot.
creator: Islamic
date: late 16th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Isfahan, Kashan
description: Vase
description: 14th - 16th C.
description: ceramic, turquoise glaze
description: 3 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. diameter
description: Vase with turquoise glaze, unglazed foot.
creator: Iran, Kashan
date: 14th - 16th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Isfahan, Kashan
description: Vase
description: 12th C.
description: ceramic, turquoise glaze, black underglaze
description: 6 3/4 x 6 in. diameter
description: Vase with encrusted turquoise glaze, black underglaze design.
creator: ISLAMIC, Iran, Isfahan, Kashan
date: 12th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Isfahan, Kashan
description: Vase
description: 10th - 11th C.
description: ceramic, turquoise blue glaze
description: 5 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. diameter
description: Vase with turquoise glaze and incised design on body, unglazed foot.
creator: ISLAMIC, Iran, isfahan, Kashan
date: 10th - 11th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran, Isfahan, Kashan
description: Pitcher
description: 12th C.
description: ceramic, blue glaze, black underglaze
description: 8 x 5 1/2 in. diameter
creator: ISLAMIC, Iran, Kashan
source: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Louis G. Dreyfus
date: 12th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Bowl with incised and engraved decoration
description: 17th-18th C.
description: 3 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. diameter
description: Footed bowl has floral motif relief decoration and band of script on exterior.
creator: Iran
date: 17th-18th C.

ISLAMIC, Iran
description: Bowl
description: ca. 16th C.?
description: bronze
description: 2 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. diameter
description: Footed bowl has floral motif relief decoration on exterior.
creator: Islamic, Iran
date: ca. 16th C.?

ISLAMIC, Mongol Iran
description: Double folio from a large manuscript of the Qur'an
description: 13th-14th C.
description: Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
description: 17 3/4 x 13 1/8"
creator: Islamic, Monglo Iran, 13-14th C.
source: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lansburgh
date: 13th-14th C.

ISLAMIC, Egypt
description: Vase
description: Ceramic
description: 5 1/2 h. x 4" diameter
description: Low-fire, two-handled vase; ashen colored with bulbous body and handles emiting from the upper parts of the vase's body.
creator: Islamic, Egyptian
source: Gift of Mrs. W.R. Maris
date: n.d.

LURISTAN
description: Seated Fawn
description: ca. 1200-800 B.C.
description: bronze
description: 3/8 x 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.
creator: Luristan
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: ca. 1200-800 B.C.

LURISTAN
description: Ibix
description: ca. 1200-800 B.C.
description: bronze
description: 1 1/2 x 3/8 x 1 1/2 in.
creator: Luristan
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: ca. 1200-800 B.C.

LURISTAN
description: Ibix
description: ca. 1200-800 B.C.
description: bronze
description: 1 3/4 x 7/16 x 1 1/2 in.
creator: Luristan
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: ca. 1200-800 B.C.

LURISTAN
description: Luristan Bronze Arrowhead
description: ca. 1200-800 B.C.
description: bronze
creator: Luristan
date: ca. 1200-800 B.C.

LURISTAN
description: Luristan Bronze Arrowhead
description: ca. 1200-800 B.C.
description: bronze
creator: Luristan
date: ca. 1200-800 B.C.

LURISTAN
description: Luristan Bronze Arrowhead
description: ca. 1200-800 B.C.
description: bronze
creator: Luristan
date: ca. 1200-800 B.C.

LURISTAN
description: Luristan Bronze Arrowhead
description: ca. 1200-800 B.C.
description: bronze
creator: Luristan
date: ca. 1200-800 B.C.

LURISTAN
description: Luristan Bronze Arrowhead
description: ca. 1200-800 B.C.
description: bronze
creator: Luristan
date: ca. 1200-800 B.C.

LURISTAN
description: Luristan Bronze Arrowhead
description: ca. 1200-800 B.C.
description: bronze
creator: Luristan
date: ca. 1200-800 B.C.

LURISTAN
description: Luristan Bronze Arrowhead
description: ca. 1200-800 B.C.
description: bronze
creator: Luristan
date: ca. 1200-800 B.C.

LURISTAN
description: Luristan Bronze Arrowhead
description: ca. 1200-800 B.C.
description: bronze
creator: Luristan
date: ca. 1200-800 B.C.

LURISTAN
description: Luristan Bronze Arrowhead
description: ca. 1200-800 B.C.
description: bronze
creator: Luristan
date: ca. 1200-800 B.C.

LURISTAN
description: Luristan Bronze Arrowhead
description: ca. 1200-800 B.C.
description: bronze
creator: Luristan
date: ca. 1200-800 B.C.

LURISTAN
description: Arrowhead
description: ca. 1200-800 B.C.
description: bronze
creator: Luristan
date: ca. 1200-800 B.C.

LURISTAN
description: Bracelet
description: bronze
description: 2 1/4 x 2 1/2"
description: Snake head closures
creator: LURISTAN
source: Gift of Mrs. Louis Dreyfus
date: n.d.

LURISTAN
description: Staff Acroterium
description: bronze
description: 7 3/8 x 2 5/8"
description: bronze, key-like figurine. Broken-off right claw of protruding arm, right arm broken off.
creator: Luristan
source: Gift of Grace H. Dreyfus
date: n.d.

LURISTAN, Iran
description: Axe Head
description: bronze
description: 3 1/2 x 7 3/8"
description: Bronze axe head.
creator: Luristan, Iran
source: Grace H. Dreyfus Collection
date: n.d.