This is a gallery of Islamic artwork and designs. It contains pieces such as prayer rugs, tiles, and verses from the Qur'an. It is a realistic representation of the artwork created during that time period.
Qur'an, Unknown, 17th century, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
This is a woven tapestry with what might be a verse from the Qur'an. Muslims used many geometric designs as well as calligraphy in their art.
Mihrab (Prayer Niche), A.H. 755/A.D. 1354–55, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Mihrab was a indentation in a wall of a mosque to point in the direction of Mecca, the Muslim holy city.
Lobed Iznik Tile, Unknown, Turkey, 1565, 1565, From the collection of: The Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
This is one in a series of Islamic tiles that contain different words in Arabic. This one says Allah in Arabic.
Lobed Iznik Tile, Unknown, Turkey, 1566, 1565, From the collection of: The Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
This is another in a series of Islamic tiles made by an unknown artist. This tile says Muhammad in Arabic. Since Muslims never portrayed people in artwork, this was how people identified Muhammad.
The Kevorkian Hyderabad Carpet, Unknown, India, 17th Century, 1600/1700, From the collection of: The Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
This is probably an ancient prayer rug from 17th Century India. Like other Islamic designs, this uses many different shapes and geometric patterns.
Pages from a Qur'an in Hijazi, Unknown, Arabia, late 7th Century, 0650/0725, From the collection of: The Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
This are pages from the Qur'an that have been recovered from a volume. This book was probably copied by a scholar and has singed edges.
A section of the Koran, artist unknown, 9th-10th century, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
This is a copied verse from the Qur'an. It is one page out of a book that probably had many different pages and verses.
Ivory-Inlaid Games Board, Unknown, Egypt, 15th Century, 1400/1500, From the collection of: The Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
This is an ivory inlaid chess board from the 15th Century. Muslims had many forms of recreation, and played a lot of chess. Chess' appeal was that it was accessible to all classes of society.
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